The year was 1900. Three European botanists — one Dutch, one German and one Austrian — all reported results from breeding experiments in plants. Each claimed that they had independently discovered ...

Science is rarely straightforward. Many times, scientists embark on a study looking for evidence for a particular hypothesis, and in the process, they come across something totally unexpected and ...

It is often difficult to advocate for the importance of gene inheritance and transmission. After all, why should anyone care about Mendelian genetics? Mendel did excellent work, but his research was ...