The Fly Show

A mutant fruit fly Drosophila Melanogaster, shot under the light of a Zeiss Stemi 2000 microscope. During the last three decades, the fruit fly has been a central model for the study of development. A great number of genetic modifications help the scientist in his discoveries, mainly by linking the mutation of a gene of interest with easy-to-recognize phenotypic attribute. Here, as a main actor of the actual science, a mutant with curly wings and white eyes shows up.

--LiveScience Staff

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Credit: Matthieu Coppey, Princeton University's Art of Science Competition