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 ...

Pity Gregor Mendel. Far enough ahead of his peers that his work wasn't appreciated in his own lifetime. When the world was finally ready to deal with his results, the scientific community almost ...

Mutations in telomerase and telomere gene components manifest as diverse clinical syndromes that vary in severity but share a single common molecular defect of shortened telomeres. Telomere length ...