#  S.E. Mohr's "First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery" available 03/01/2018 

 





March 19, 2018

 

 

 *Drosophila* biologist Stephanie Mohr's book *First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery* was published by [Harvard University Press](http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674971011) on March 1, 2018. The book, aimed at a non-expert audience, celebrates key insights into biology made using *Drosophila melanogaster*.

 "Serious science, elegantly described" - *[Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02232-6).*

 *"*To read *First in Fly* is to appreciate the full scope of fruit-fly research and to understand the intimate connections in the DNA of every human cell and *Drosophila* cell.*" - [The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/fruit-fly-drosophila/553967/)*

 "... its deep dive into the incredible and outsized role these tiny flies play in scientific research will not disappoint." - [Popular Science](https://www.popsci.com/science-books-march-2018#page-5)

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