Dopaminergic Signalling, Sleep Deprivation and Survival in Drosophila Melanogaster - Kenan Kraković

Fruit flies normally die from sleep loss due to lethal gut inflammation. But a mutant “fumin” fly, which sleeps very little, survives without inflammation. This research investigates how altered dopamine processing protects these flies, offering insight into why sleep is essential and how sleep loss contributes to disease.