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Diet changes and infection resize an organism’s intestines through different cellular strategies. In malnourished fruit flies, infectious microbes became a source of food, not just a threat.

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal’s gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens.

A study in fruit flies advances understanding of the processes and machinery that underlie how insects, such as mosquitoes, spread disease.

The funding is intended to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The projects: Michelle Heck, a research molecular biologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service and adjunct associate professor...