The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is an insect of tropical origin. Its larval stage is
evolutionarily adapted for rapid growth and development under warm conditions and shows …

Among vertebrates, only a few species of amphibians and reptiles tolerate the formation of
ice crystals in their body fluids. Freeze tolerance is much more widespread in invertebrates …

Background Drosophila melanogaster is a chill-susceptible insect. Previous studies on this
fly focused on acute direct chilling injury during cold shock and showed that lower lethal …

The larva of the drosophilid fly, Chymomyza costata, is probably the most complex metazoan
organism that can survive submergence in liquid nitrogen (-196° C) in a fully hydrated state …

Larval nutrition may affect a range of different life history traits as well as responses to
environmental stress in adult insects. Here we test whether raising larvae of fruit flies …

In spite of the extensive knowledge of the biology and the genetics of Drosophila
melanogaster, the mechanisms by which this fly builds up cold tolerance remain poorly …

Background Drosophila melanogaster is a chill-susceptible insect. Previous studies on this
fly focused on acute direct chilling injury during cold shock and showed that lower lethal …

The cryopreservation techniques proposed for embryos of the fruit fly Drosophila
melanogaster are not yet ready for practical use. Alternative methods for long-term storage …

The biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying insect cold acclimation prior to cold
stress are relatively well explored, but the mechanisms linked to recovery and repair after …

Insects that naturally tolerate internal freezing produce complex mixtures of multiple
cryoprotectants (CPs). Better knowledge on composition of these mixtures, and on the …