Napping flies have higher resistance to deadly human pathogen

(University of Maryland) A new University of Maryland study finds that fruit flies that take frequent naps have the strongest resistance to both a fungal infection and to Drosophila 'superbug' bacteria. The unexpected finding of dual resistance to the two different pathogens suggests genes regulating factors involved in general immune system resistance to disease played a bigger role than did the genes conferring disease-specific resistance.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news