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Despite the recent advances in genetics, understanding the genetic foundations of behavior remains one of biology's most fascinating ... Notably, the experiments were conducted with both isolated ...

Genetics, the science of inheritance and variation among living organisms, can be traced back to the seminal work of Gregor Mendel, published in 1866. Yet today genetics is one of the most fast-moving ...

The Father of Genetics. Like many great artists ... Mendel presented his work to the Brunn Society for Natural Science. His paper, "Experiments on Plant Hybridization," was published the next ...

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Colm Nestor, senior associate professor in medical genetics, has been awarded the 2025 Onkel Adam Prize for outstanding ...

Fruit firmness plays a critical role in apple quality, influencing both shelf life and consumer preference. Scientists have ...

As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race. When scientists ...