The Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C.ee also: United States antitrust law and Competition law. The Sherman Act has seen much controversy. One branch of the criticism focuses on whether the Act improves competition and benefits consumers, or merely aids inefficient businesses at the expense of more innovative ones.
Drosophila melanogaster, also known as the fruit fly, is a small insect that is commonly found near ripening fruit. Drosophila is a widely used model organism for scientific research and the study of this organism has provided insight into eukaryotic genetics and human disease.
One species of Drosophila in particular, D. melanogaster, has been heavily used in research in genetics and is a common model organism in developmental biology. The terms fruit fly and Drosophila are often used synonymously with D. melanogaster in modern biological literature.