Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

born 1942

How a fruit fly's body takes shape

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard was born in Magdeburg.

She studied how a fruit fly's body gets its shape.

The Nobel Prize for that work was shared with Eric Wieschaus and Edward B. Lewis.

Places: Magdeburg, Tübingen

What they made

Genes that shape a growing animal. Eric Wieschaus and Edward B. Lewis shared the prize.