Hypomagnetic Fields Influence the Developmental Duration, Fecundity and Temperature Stress Resistance of Drosophila melanogaster via Frataxin-Associated Traits

Kang H, Wan G, Zhang J, Pan W. Hypomagnetic Fields Influence the Developmental Duration, Fecundity and Temperature Stress Resistance of Drosophila melanogaster via Frataxin-Associated Traits. Biology (Basel). 2026 Feb 27;15(5):391. doi: 10.3390/biology15050391. PMID: 41823819; PMCID: PMC12985338. 

 The impact of HMF on temperature stress resistance was particularly specific: it enhanced recovery from chill coma in control (GFP-RNAi) flies, while it accelerated recovery from heat shock in frataxin-silenced (fh-RNAi) flies. The mechanisms through which HMF modulate frataxin-associated phenotypes at a fundamental physical level warrant further investigation.

Hypomagnetic Fields Influence the Developmental Duration, Fecundity and Temperature Stress Resistance of Drosophila melanogaster via Frataxin-Associated Traits