April 9th, 2010
rename Drosophila melanogaster to Sophophora melanogaster. This means updating hundreds of databases and dozens of genome sequences, and dealing with the fact that most existing scientific literature refers to this species by a different name. (via Demotion commotion: First Pluto, now fruit flies?)

rename Drosophila melanogaster to Sophophora melanogaster. This means updating hundreds of databases and dozens of genome sequences, and dealing with the fact that most existing scientific literature refers to this species by a different name. (via Demotion commotion: First Pluto, now fruit flies?)

Source: Ars Technica
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