We explore the impact that Gregor Mendel and his populariser William Bateson have had on the past century of genetics, and ask whether there could have been a more Weldonian view of the world.

Genetics Unzipped

The Genetics Society

S6.26: The battle for biology: How Mendel came to rule the world

JAN 11, 202442 MIN
Genetics Unzipped

S6.26: The battle for biology: How Mendel came to rule the world

JAN 11, 202442 MIN

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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Please take a minute or two to fill out our listener survey and help shape the future of the podcast: <a href="https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey" target="_blank">https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey</a></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In this episode, we talk to Greg Radick from the University of Leeds to explore the impact that Gregor Mendel and his populariser William Bateson have had on the past century of genetics, and ask whether there could have been a more Weldonian view of the world.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Full show notes, transcript and references online at <a href="https://geneticsunzipped.com/">GeneticsUnzipped.com</a><a href="https://geneticsunzipped.com/blog/2021/4/22/s408-making-better-medicines-unlocking-the-promise-of-genomics-for-drug-discovery">&nbsp;</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/geneticsunzip">Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented and produced by Kat Arney with audio production by Emma Werner.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><br>This podcast is produced by <a href="https://www.firstcreatethemedia.com/media">First Create the Media </a>for the <a href="http://genetics.org.uk/">Genetics Society</a> - one of the oldest learned societies dedicated to promoting research, training, teaching and public engagement in all areas of genetics.</p>