Professor Noel Ellis has been awarded a prestigious honour in recognition of his long and distinguished service to the legacy ...

Gregor Mendel's principles of inheritance form the cornerstone of modern genetics. So just what are they? When looking at the figure, notice that for each F 1 plant, the self-fertilization ...

In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore the remarkable story of how a botanist and mathematician named Gregor Mendel laid the groundwork for modern genetics. Plants are one of my ...

Genes, regions of DNA that are largely responsible for our physical characteristics, were considered unchanging under the ...

Mar. 4, 2025 — A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white ...

Since then, scientists have refined and enriched the mechanisms of evolution. The most seismic addition came with the integration of Gregor Mendel’s genetics in the early 20th century, birthing the ...

The professor of evolutionary genetics at Trinity College Dublin explains what has driven her through her career and what she ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face increasing pressure to adapt to new environmental conditions. This is especially ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...