HHMI Janelia, Google and partners mapped the brain and central nervous system of a male fruit fly, a key model organism in science.
Sep 03, 2026
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A years-long project by HHMI Janelia, Google Research, and collaborators has built the first complete brain map for a male fruit fly, a key model organism in science.
Michał Januszewski
Research Scientist, Google Research
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