How the Fruit Fly Revolutionized Biology | Sean B. Carroll

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Recorded03 Dec 2025

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From legs on heads to missing eyes, fruit fly mutations exposed the genetic toolkit that builds all animals. Evolutionary Biologist Sean B. Carroll shows how these discoveries rewrote our understanding of evolution.Learn more about NOVA and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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