When did the Drosophila Stock Center move to Bloomington?
1986
At the time of the transfer Trudy was working in the Biology department taking care of the Drosophila stocks for Jose Bonner, Tony Mahowald and me and we thought the expedient thing to do was to simply move her to a position in the new Stock Center (circa 1986).
How did Bloomington get its name?
The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Virginia who were so impressed with “a haven of blooms” that they called it Bloomington.
How big is the Drosophila genome?
∼180 Mb
The drosophila genome was given as ‘∼180 Mb in size, a third of which is centric heterochromatin’ (Adams et al., 2000).
What is the FlyBase group at IU responsible for?
The FlyBase group at IU is responsible for development and production of the public FlyBase website and for curation of images and data related to genetic stocks.
Who are the researchers of the FlyBase project?
The FlyBase project is carried out by a consortium of Drosophila researchers and computer scientists at: Harvard University, University of Cambridge (UK), Indiana University and the University of New Mexico. Please use the contact FlyBase form to write to us.
Where can I write a letter to FlyBase?
Please use the contact FlyBase form to write to us. Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Department of Biology, Castetter Hall – Room 200 University of New Mexico,
Who are the members of the FlyBase consortium?
FlyBase’s central mission is to capture, integrate, and distill the results and conclusions of research using Drosophila as a model organism. The FlyBase Consortium consists of three groups—at Harvard University, at Indiana University, and at the University of Cambridge (UK).
