Reporters traveled through Paraguay’s harsh and remote Chaco region to find a secret runway used by drug smugglers to ...

After confirming that cocaine activates a fruit fly’s bitter-sensing taste receptors, Rothenfluh and Philyaw switched off those nerves. Once deactivated, there was little to stop the flies from ...

Flies and humans react to cocaine in similar ways, and are likely to share many of the genes that affect addiction risk. IMPACT: The new model will help scientists rapidly reveal the biology of ...

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. The new model could ...