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Fly: The Unsung Hero of Twentieth Century Science by Brookes, Martin Paperback
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- Title
- Fly: The Unsung Hero of Twentieth Century Science
- Book Title
- Fly: The Unsung Hero of Twentieth Century Science
- ISBN
- 0753813270
- EAN
- 9780753813270
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Date of Publication
- 20020307
- Release Title
- Fly: The Unsung Hero of Twentieth Century Science
- Artist
- Brookes, Martin
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Fly: the Unsung Hero of Twentieth Century Science
- Item Height
- 197 mm
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Subject
- Zoology
- Item Weight
- 210 g
- Item Width
- 130 mm
- Number of Pages
- 244 Pages
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In ten weeks, one female fruit fly can produce more descendants than there are people on Earth. Some fruit flies are born without genitals- scientists call these mutants Ken and Barbie - whereas others are born with their legs on their heads. They can be trained by punishment and reward, and have a work-and-rest schedule based on the 24-hour clock. They can become addicted to crack cocaine. Males have toxic semen, which is bad news for females: too much sex can kill them. And there are more than 1,000 species living in Hawaii. The amazing fruit fly is, in fact, an unsung hero in the history of science. No popular account exists of the fruit fly or its pioneering role in many of this century's greatest discoveries. Fly corrects this poor public image by telling the story of modern biology- from genetics to evolution, physiology to ecology, medicine to psychology- through the life of a fly.
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Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9780753813270
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90063251
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Fly: the Unsung Hero of Twentieth Century Science
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Zoology
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
197 mm
Item Weight
210 g
Item Width
130 mm
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United Kingdom
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