Lord of the Fruit Flies

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A man on the run heads north with precious cargo in this new short work, inspired by the life of American scientist Hermann Muller. Written by Pippa Goldschmidt Read by Tyler Collins Producer: Eilidh McCreadie American Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Muller founded the field of radiation genetics and was an early voice warning about the dangers of radiation and nuclear weapons testing. Pippa Goldschmidt is an Honorary Fellow at the Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) unit in the University of Edinburgh, where she has been involved in interdisciplinary projects ranging from the exploration of outer space through upland hill farming to the uncanny. She splits her time between Germany and Scotland. A BBC Audio Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4