Abstract. We study the global existence of solutions to a one-dimensional drift-diffusion equation with logistic term, generalizing the classical parabolicelliptic Keller-Segel aggregation equation arising in mathematical biology. In particular, we prove that there exists a global weak solution, if the order of the fractional diffusion α ∈ (1 − c1, 2], where c1 > 0 is an explicit constant depending on the physical parameters present in the problem (chemosensitivity and strength of logistic damping). Furthermore, in the range 1 − c2 < α ≤ 2 with 0 < c2 < c1, the solution is globally smooth. Let us emphasize that when α < 1, the diffusion is in the supercritical regime.