In a report entitled “Una mosca model per a la medicina” (The fly, a model for medicine), the programme “El Medi Ambient” (The environment) explains why Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly or vinegar fly, is a useful tool for advancing our knowledge of human diseases such as cancer. The IRB Barcelona researchers, Jordi Casanova and Cayetano González, take part in the report.

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