Fly

The amazing fruit fly is an unsung hero in the history of science, a key ingredient in many of the 20th century's greatest discoveries. Its use in the laboratory has contributed to research into cancer, global warming, ageing, drug addiction, Alzheimer's, Huntingdon's and jet lag. This book tells a story of modern biology - from genetics to evolution, physiology to ecology, medicine to physiology - through the life of a fly. It looks at the eccentric scientists involved in research using flies and some of the stomach-churning experiments.