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The first results of systematic screens for genes that control the size of cells, organs and organism in Drosophila emphasize the importance of translational control and signals transmitted through the fly homologue of the insulin/insulin-like-growth-factor receptor.

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Figure 1: Size control by insulin/insulin-like-growth-factor (IGF) signalling and translational regulation.

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Lehner, C. The beauty of small flies. Nat Cell Biol 1, E129–E130 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/12961

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