The house fly's (Musca domestica) genome (691 Mb) has been sequenced and researched by numerous scientists to conclude that it can be used to aid humans with "toxic and disease causing environments." Musca domestica's ability to decompose waste and carry hundreds of human diseases like typhoid, tuberculosis and worms, make them important to study: sequencing their genome can promote human health and perhaps also allow us to live in toxic environments.
Scientists sequenced the genomes of six female houseflies to compare them to the Drosophila melanogaster genome (123 Mb) to find that certain genes were only in a house fly. The house fly had more diverse immune genes and contained unique detoxification genes compared to the fruit flies.
I believe that sequencing the genomes of house flies will be very important and helpful to scientists when developing new treatments and/or vaccines for humans. Perhaps humans may be immune to such diseases house flies are immune to one day. The detoxification genes in house flies that help break down waste will also aid us in improving the environment and handle human waste. Even though house flies are a nuisance, they may have more of a positive effect than a negative.
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