The Generation Effect in Drosophila

Bjoern Brembs placed his latest manuscript about the generation effect in fruitflies on Nature Precedings before resubmitting it to PLoS Biology. He is seeking feedback to make the manuscript better. So, if you think you can, go and try to help him out.

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