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The BDSC collects, maintains and distributes Drosophila melanogaster strains for research.
Why fruit flies?
Drosophila melanogaster is:
• used to study complex biological processes, including many directly relevant to human health and disease
• a versatile and elegant model organism with excellent genetic manipulability, ease of culture, and low cost
• unmatched for its genetic technologies enabling experiments that are difficult to do in other organisms
Why the BDSC?
The BDSC is the largest and most comprehensive collection of Drosophila strains in the world. As a centralized resource, we enable researchers to focus on discovery by providing:
• a wide variety of sophisticated genetic tools
• a common resource to improve scientific rigor and reproducibility
• stable maintenance of strains with effective quality control and the benefits of economies of scale
New Stocks
The MAGIC system (Mosaic Analysis by gRNA-induced Crossing-over) from the Han lab uses CRISPR/Cas9 and gRNAs to induce breaks and twin spot clones without the need to first introduce FRT sites onto chromosomes. For more information and lists of stocks for making MAGIC clones, see our MAGIC webpage.
The limestone fly carving pictured above was created by Amy Brier - http://www.amybrier.com.