Patricia Klein
Art Director &
Designer
The genetic code of the common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is the construction manual that describes every aspect of this animal down to the last little detail β if one knows how to read it.
A blueprint in 144,156,230 dots.
with Yannic Sturm
On 296 pages, the genome of a female fruit fly is printed in its complete sequence, together with a mapping and explanations to some of its most interesting genes.
With one dot for each base, e.g. each βbitβ of the genetic code, a visual impression of the structure and sheer size of the genome is given.
Segmented into eight chapters for the fruit flyβs eight chromosomes, this book establishes an access to this complex topic and provides insight into the mechanisms, that make every fly, every cat or every human what they are.
The genetic code of the common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is the construction manual that describes every aspect of this animal down to the last little detail β if one knows how to read it.
A blueprint in 144,156,230 dots.
On 296 pages, the genome of a female fruit fly is printed in its complete sequence, together with a mapping and explanations to some of its most interesting genes.
With one dot for each base, e.g. each βbitβ of the genetic code, a visual impression of the structure and sheer size of the genome is given.
Segmented into eight chapters for the fruit flyβs eight chromosomes, this book establishes an access to this complex topic and provides insight into the mechanisms, that make every fly, every cat or every human what they are.