In both projects that you will work on, you will use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila is widely employed in laboratory studies in the field of genetic (see video A fly in New York posted on Moodle). In the first part of the semester you will characterize mutant flies with altered mitochondrial function. During the second part of the course you will develop your own research project. You will design, execute and evaluate your own experiments. For the class to be successful and fun for you, you will need to be organized, efficient, and aware of what you are doing at all times.