Scout Report Selection, November 29, 1996
The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. Published every Friday both on the web
and by email, it provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. The Internet Scout Project is located in the
Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is funded by a grant from the
National Science Foundation. The Scout Report description of the Interactive Fly states "...this site offers users the benefit of a great deal of original research into the genes involved in the development of the fruit fly."
News announcement June, 1997
Human Genome News (HGN) is a newsletter of the U.S. Human Genome Project sponsored by the genome
program of the Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research. HGN is intended to
facilitate communication among genome researchers and to inform persons interested in genome research. The announcement "FlyBase Updated" includes the fact that FlyBase servers "now provide access to the Interactive Fly...FlyBase has
developed a hierarchy of the Interactive Fly that links to specific pages, and gene lists link to individual gene records
in both FlyBase and the Interactive Fly." HGN, January-June 1997; 8:(3 & 4)
2 star rating from BioMedLink December 8, 1997
BioMedNet "The Worldwide Club for the
Biological and Medical Community," maintains BioMedLink, an evaluated and annotated data base of internet resources. Use of BioMedLink is free to viewers, but does require registration (user name and password). The BioMedLink evaluation of the Interactive Fly says "this is an excellent site for anyone interested in Drosophila and neurobiology."
Netwatch Site Visit
Science Magazine Vol. 280, May 15, 1998
Netwatch section: Delving Into Drosophila, edited by Jocelyn Kaiser. Available on-line by subscription.
Kaiser writes: "Loaded with information on protein function, mutation effects, homologous genes and other organisms, and links to Medline abstracts, the site is 'the only place where you can go up and down the hierarchy' of development, says Brody, adding, 'it explains what the [Human] Genome Project is about.'"
News article
Flies Invade Human Genetics, by Ricki Lewis in The Scientist, Volume 12, No. 13, June 22, 1998.
The Scientist, "the newspaper for the life sciences professional," is issued bi-weekly, and is available free on-line and/or by mail subscription for a fee. The Lewis article presents parallels between gene function in Drosophila and humans, and explains why Drosophila is an ideal organism for studying the roles genes play in development. Beautiful photographic illustrations.
An HMS Beagle Webpick
Web Resources of Model Organisms, by Pamela M. Gannon, July 24, 1998 in issue 35 of HMS Beagle, the journal of BioMedNet. Gannon says: "The Interactive Fly...is an excellent, general informational resource for Drosophila designed to showcase Drosophila genes and their roles in development."
News article
The
Mighty Fruit Fly, Atlas of DNA Research, by Judy Silber, in
The Christian Science Monitor, August 27, 1998. The article chronicles the history of Drosophila research and explains how Drosophila became the organism of choice for the study of biological processes. The article provides a link to The Interactive fly.
Site of the Day October 20, 1998
Selected by New Scientist Planet Science, the award winning online voice of New Scientist, a weekly magazine of science and technology. Site of the Day is a feature
in the Keysites section, which covers internet related
topics. Archived in Hotspots, the citation states: "...the Interactive Fly is a convenient and well-organised compendium of information...The extensive list of fly genes gives more information about the structure and function of each gene than do many printed references."
Internet Resource August 1999
An article about The Interactive Fly in Trends in Genetics describes the history and future of web based gene network resources:
Brody, T. (1999). The Interactive Fly: gene networks, development and the Internet. Trends in Genetics 15 (8): 333-4. Medline listing: 99362795
Sci/Tech Web Award June 2002
Scientific American has cited The Interactive Fly among its second annual Scientific American.com Sci/Tech Web Awards. In a section on Biology web resources the citation reads: "Find out about bazooka, eyeless, lame duck, shaggy and all the rest: this cyberspace guide to the myriad fruit fly (Drosophila) genes and their control functions is a monumental magnum opus that has become a standard in the field of developmental biology."
News Article September 2002
The NIH Catalyst is a bimonthly publication written for and by intramural scientists of the National Institutes of Health to foster communication and collaboration across NIH institutes. An article titled Brody's Site: No Fly-by-night, written by Rashmi Nemade, summarizes the history and content of the The Interactive Fly. The article describes the Interactive Fly website as a resource in which the "novice or expert can maneuver through and grasp the Drosophila genome with just a few clicks."
