Biologists use Sinatra-named fly to show how to see the blues -- and the greens
Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
New York University biologists have identified a new mechanism for regulating color vision by studying a mutant fly named after Frank ('Ol Blue Eyes) Sinatra. Their findings, which appear in the journal Nature, focus on how the visual system functions in order to preserve the fidelity of color discrimination throughout the life of an organism. They also offer new insights into how genes controlling color detection are turned on and off.
