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From a Childhood Dream to the Forests of the Pacific Northwest: New Documentary Chronicles Michigan Tech Entomologist’s Journey

Thomas Werner sits inside his mobile lab tent in front of a microscope, imaging fruit flies. The lighting is tinted blue as it filters through the tent walls.
Genetics and developmental biology professor Thomas Werner’s quest to document fruit flies across North America is captured in the new documentary All the Little Things.

How do you capture microscopic images of miniscule fruit flies when you’re 3,000 miles away from the lab? Grab some popcorn and kick back in the Van Pelt and Opie Library at Michigan Tech to find out.

All the Little Things, a new documentary film featuring the work of genetics and developmental biology professor Thomas Werner will be screened at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22. A Q&A will follow the 40-minute film. Admission is free, the public is invited, and yes, popcorn will be served.