#NEF How do tiny flies help science?

2025.04.01

The Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the PNU conducts unique research that can surprise even those who are far from science. In particular, experiments on fruit flies – Drosophila – open up new opportunities for medicine, because their DNA is 60% identical to human DNA.
What benefits does this bring to humanity and what else scientists are working on, Maria Baylyak told us – read in the second part of the article!

The publication was created within the project of the "New Economy of Ivano-Frankivsk ", which involves the process of transforming the city into a competitive, innovative economic center. The project is implemented by a consortium of partners: The executive committee of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council, the Promprylad.Renovation innovation center, the METALAB urban laboratory, the PPV Knowledge Networks economic development agency, and the Warm City platform.