Chasing Flies because Time Flies

Nobel Parasites in the Kingdom of Invertebrates

“…However, parasite immunology is an otherwise still neglected area of research, and other organisms are currently subject to much more interest, in particular Drosophila since it provides a good model to study immune responses in invertebrates [6,7,8,9]. The 2015 Nobel Prize will therefore hopefully raise awareness of parasite immunology in the coming years.…”