Nobel Prize Watch: How the humble fruit fly has helped scientists pick up six Nobel Prizes Because fruit flies share 60 percent of our DNA, they are useful for conducting research on human physiology and disease. Shone Satheesh Nov 20, 2017 · 08:45 am Play Editor: Sanjeev Nair Support our journalism by subscribing to Scroll+. We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. fruit fly Nobel Genetics Biology