FACTUAL
Fruit Fly
Monday 21 August 2006 21:00-21:30 (Radio 4 FM)
Julian Hector travels to New York to meet Max Levitan, who has spent nearly 60 years recording the gene adaptations of one of the world's tiniest creatures - the fruit fly.
With global warming becoming ever more significant, it's only now that this long-term study can reveal indicators of how a species can adjust to changes in climate conditions. In Central Park, Julian witnesses a fly-trapping method from the 1950s and learns about Max's fascinating journey from the rivulet of the Mississippi to the North Woods of Manhattan.
