I loved this! So interesting! I always knew that scientists do a lot of testing on fruit flies, but had no idea how it was done. Thank you for sharing! :-)
Great series! I especially enjoyed learning about the tools used to work with flies and seeing random fruit fly art around the lab. I'm also curious what your second favorite model organism could be. :p
Great video and audio production quality, very educational. 10/10 video. Did you sneakily flip the image at 5:25 or was the tube actually upside down? Also, holy cow at 3:04. She can draw very well and make it seem effortless! I'm sure she has better things to do, given she's working towards a PhD, but maybe she can throw in a few illustrations for your videos here and there?
+BlackBobby69 I flipped a couple of the microscope images to make them feel less disorienting. And I'm so sad I cut out Leslie talking more about her art. She's an AMAZING artist. She designed the tshirt she's wearing in the video (and a different one I was wearing yesterday) and makes amazingly fun illustrations and drawings and great great art!
I really like how you're posting videos of other people in your lab, it shows how many interesting things you can do with genetics. And is this the first video that doesn't end with the Vulcan hand sign?
Wow Alex that was cool.If you have a chance there's something I'd like to know if I could. Leslie said that in the pupil stage, most of the cells dissolve and then rearrange. My question is if people did that, would they be a totally different person from the one that started? I mean down to the soul sorta speak.
Scientists found that when they shocked caterpillars whenever a certain odor was present, the adult moths would still avoid the odor. So at least some neuron connections have to persist. Source: Blackiston/Silva/Weiss, Retention of Memory through Metamorphosis, PLoS ONE 2008
Wouldn't there be some sort of chemical "discharge" when there is cell death? Couldn't that be an indicator as to what cell died? Each cell has a death finger print?
+supersmashsam I would like to explore others!! Biology is definitely easier for me to ask questions about and figure out what the right story to tell is, but I'd love to learn more about other fields too!
I have a question so i went away on holidays and accidentally left my lunch in my school bag and 2 months later i come back and there are loooots of dead fruit flies in my room but i notice there are like hundreds of brown speckles on my mirror i know this is cause by the flies but anyone know what it is???
Hey Alex, what advice would you have for someone who is starting his educational path in STEM later in life than most and is getting frustrated with the slow progress?
+Vaultboy2287 I'd say to keep reminding yourself of all the things you love about science! When I get discouraged by labwork (which is often) I try and spend some time reading/thinking about science a little outside of my field and getting to marvel again at how cool it all is!
Alex Dainis Good advice, thanks! I do enjoy learning other things outside my own field of study as well. That's one of the reasons I enjoy your channel!
Just to correct something she said its not 20,000 feet under the sea, its 20,000 leagues under the sea. A league is 18,240 feet so 20,000 leagues is 364,800,000 feet... Much more than 20,000.
That's a great question! On average I believe a female fly will lay hundreds of eggs over the course of her life - the sources I'm looking at range in their estimates between 250-500!
@@AlexDainisPhD thank you so much for replying to us!! We read your response all together and have had a ton of fun watching your videos. We look forward to asking you more questions about science!
I hope you'll make more Lab Next Door episodes. It's beautiful to see people passionate about their work! Thank youuu!
I hope to make many more like this :) :) Your kind responses help me convince other scientists to let me talk with them too!
It has been 3 years now and this vid is still RELEVANT! I LOVE VIDS LIKE THIS!
Leslie's art pieces were hella dope, I'd even say they were fly!
I loved this! So interesting! I always knew that scientists do a lot of testing on fruit flies, but had no idea how it was done. Thank you for sharing! :-)
+kbwm1212 Thank you for watching!
This vedio is very useful to me , because we are doing a fruitfly project . I took soooo many facts in this vedio . Thank you so much alex 😊
This is so awsome!! Love your channel so much! :)
Hi from Italy were we are following you and can't wait for new videos :D
Welcome! There's a new video I'm really excited about coming out on Monday :)
Great series! I especially enjoyed learning about the tools used to work with flies and seeing random fruit fly art around the lab. I'm also curious what your second favorite model organism could be. :p
Great video and audio production quality, very educational. 10/10 video.
Did you sneakily flip the image at 5:25 or was the tube actually upside down?
Also, holy cow at 3:04. She can draw very well and make it seem effortless! I'm sure she has better things to do, given she's working towards a PhD, but maybe she can throw in a few illustrations for your videos here and there?
+BlackBobby69 I flipped a couple of the microscope images to make them feel less disorienting. And I'm so sad I cut out Leslie talking more about her art. She's an AMAZING artist. She designed the tshirt she's wearing in the video (and a different one I was wearing yesterday) and makes amazingly fun illustrations and drawings and great great art!
Just stumbled upon your channel and absolutely love it! What a great idea for a video, the enthusiasm really translates :)
+anna blume Welcome! I'm glad you like it :)
Your videos are soo cool!!! I love especially learning from women in science
EEEEEE!! MY HEART! I love this!!! I work with flies in an immunology lab and this is so cool!
I really like how you're posting videos of other people in your lab, it shows how many interesting things you can do with genetics. And is this the first video that doesn't end with the Vulcan hand sign?
“In the know.” I envy the two of you.
Wow Alex that was cool.If you have a chance there's something I'd like to know if I could. Leslie said that in the pupil stage, most of the cells dissolve and then rearrange.
My question is if people did that, would they be a totally different person from the one that started? I mean down to the soul sorta speak.
Scientists found that when they shocked caterpillars whenever a certain odor was present, the adult moths would still avoid the odor. So at least some neuron connections have to persist. Source: Blackiston/Silva/Weiss, Retention of Memory through Metamorphosis, PLoS ONE 2008
Wouldn't there be some sort of chemical "discharge" when there is cell death? Couldn't that be an indicator as to what cell died? Each cell has a death finger print?
"We talked about poop. It was great, lets go!" - Alex Dainis
+tinyman392 I am proud of this quote.
can i ask how much a gut dissection of fruit fly cost?
Great video and video serie! Do you plan to limit to yourself to biology labs or do want to explore other fields like physics or chemistry?
+supersmashsam I would like to explore others!! Biology is definitely easier for me to ask questions about and figure out what the right story to tell is, but I'd love to learn more about other fields too!
2 days ago definitely had the same thought about a researcher basically getting to be a kid continuously ask why.
It's one of the best parts of the job!
Haha, asking the question and finding out the answer is the fun part. Repeating unsuccessful experiments and writing are the less fun parts...
I have a question so i went away on holidays and accidentally left my lunch in my school bag and 2 months later i come back and there are loooots of dead fruit flies in my room but i notice there are like hundreds of brown speckles on my mirror i know this is cause by the flies but anyone know what it is???
You should call videos or segments like this "A Splice of Life", just thought it was a witty little title :) keep up the great work.
I got an email from TH-cam. You're their March Creator Spotlight. Very cool and interesting video you have here.
Hey Alex, what advice would you have for someone who is starting his educational path in STEM later in life than most and is getting frustrated with the slow progress?
+Vaultboy2287 I'd say to keep reminding yourself of all the things you love about science! When I get discouraged by labwork (which is often) I try and spend some time reading/thinking about science a little outside of my field and getting to marvel again at how cool it all is!
Alex Dainis Good advice, thanks! I do enjoy learning other things outside my own field of study as well. That's one of the reasons I enjoy your channel!
Good education information
Awesome!
Just when I thought 'when u gonna upload the next video', few minutes later this pops up :D
I took a tiny pause there to get some cool videos going! Should have more coming soon :)
Alex Dainis , you forgot to that hand sign at the end of the video, the symbol with hands which you show saying - go for it , do science.
Just to correct something she said its not 20,000 feet under the sea, its 20,000 leagues under the sea. A league is 18,240 feet so 20,000 leagues is 364,800,000 feet... Much more than 20,000.
Ms. Taylor's 4th grade class wants to know how many eggs can a fly hatch or lay?
That's a great question! On average I believe a female fly will lay hundreds of eggs over the course of her life - the sources I'm looking at range in their estimates between 250-500!
@@AlexDainisPhD thank you so much for replying to us!! We read your response all together and have had a ton of fun watching your videos. We look forward to asking you more questions about science!
hi alex this video is very informative. thx:-)
Would maximizing cell turnover with age result in life longevity?
Alex Stauffer no
I wonder which is worse - getting gassed with CO2 or being force-fed wasabi? haha Great video Alex, thanks.
You really hit on all the clickbait title cliches here.