New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying ...
A monastery garden in the mid-1800s became the birthplace of genetics. Gregor Mendel, a friar, studied pea plants. He meticulously counted and recorded traits. His work revealed that traits are passed ...