Flies are beginning to get the recognition they deserve! We were delighted to welcome back their Champion, Dr Erica McAlister of Natural History Museum, London. She enthused about the wonder of flies and explored how the study of these species has led to great discoveries in everything from space travel to forensics, transforming our understanding of agriculture, medicine, AI, biodiversity and ourselves.
To view a recording of Erica’s talk, click on the link below and enter the passcode when prompted to do so. The recording will be available to view for 30 days.
Unfortunately wifi problems on the night mean that the last 2.5 minutes are intermittent. This was at the point when Erica started to talk about Flies in Space and the results of studies which show that flies returning from space are not in great shape and don’t do so well. As they are genetically quite similar to humans this is not good news for manned space flight. She concluded by saying we need to look after this planet instead!
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