Drosophila as a Genetic Model System to Study Organismal Energy Metabolism

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Metabolism is the essential process by which an organism converts nutrients into energy to fuel growth, development, and repair. Metabolism at the level of a multicellular, multi-organ animal is inherently more complex than metabolism at the single-cell level. Indeed, each organ also must maintain its own homeostasis to function. At all three scales, homeostasis is a defining feature: as energy sources and...

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