Scientists: "We need a professional name for our model organism."
Also scientists: "Let's turn this fruit fly into a 1920s mob boss!"
The meme plays on how Drosophila melanogaster (the common fruit fly used in countless genetic studies) sounds suspiciously like a tiny insect mafioso when you add gangster accessories. These little flies have contributed to six Nobel Prizes without demanding a cut of the profits. That's how they get you - they're small but they're organized!
Fly By Night: The Genetics Mafia

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