Fruit fly biologist S.E. Mohr's book First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery was named one of the Ten Best Science Books of 2018 by Smithsonian.com. As stated by Smithsonian, "Harvard lecturer on genetics Stephanie Elizabeth Mohr chronicles how the fruit fly has been a cornerstone of scientific research for over a century. From cancer and diabetes studies, to analyses of human genome data, the fruit fly is an invaluable organism in laboratories around the world."

Related news update: First in Fly was also named in a list of "twelve of the best books about biology in 2018" by Forbes contributor @GrrlScientist.