Data for: Whole Animal Feed FLat (WAFFL): A complete and comprehensive validation of a novel high-throughput fly experimentation system

Non-mammalian model organisms have been essential for our understanding of
the mechanisms that control development, disease, and physiology, but they
are underutilized in pharmacological and toxicological phenotypic
screening assays due to their low throughput in comparison with cell-based
screens. To increase the utility of using Drosophila melanogaster in
screening, we designed the Whole Animal Feeding FLat (WAFFL), a novel,
flexible, and complete system for feeding, monitoring, and assaying flies
in a high-throughput format. Our 3-D printed system is compatible with
inexpensive and readily available, commercial 96-well plate consumables
and equipment. Experimenters can change the diet at will during the
experiment and video record for behavior analysis, enabling precise
dosing, measurement of feeding, and analysis of behavior in 96-well plate
format.