Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

Introduction : how to write history of biology -- The place of biology in the sciences and its conceptual structure -- The changing intellectual milieu of biology Diversity of life. Macrotaxonomy, the ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution generated scientific debate and discussion not only in Darwin's own time, but for decades afterward. In the latter part of the nineteenth century and the until the ...

Developed for an introductory genetics course at Duke University, the Genetics and Evolution app is a nice educational resource for new students of the subject. The app is composed of four sections.

Experiments that showed a surprising persistence of sexiness in worms reveal how much we are still learning about the rules governing heritability, epigenetics and natural selection. Playing the ...

Laurence D. Hurst receives funding from the Evolution Education Trust. Rebecca Mead receives funding from the Evolution Education Trust. Momna Hejmadi does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...