Time, Love, Memory

This book examines the groundbreaking research of Seymour Benzer and his colleagues at the California Institute of Technology, where scientists used fruit flies to investigate the genetic basis of behavior. The narrative explores how their discoveries about the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms shed light on questions of fate and inherited characteristics. Through a combination of biography and scientific detective story, Weiner documents the Nobel Prize-winning findings that revealed how genes influence time perception, memory, and even love.