Mendel vs. Darwin, Pt. 3

Episode 1083 January 03, 2018 00:10:47
Mendel vs. Darwin, Pt. 3
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Mendel vs. Darwin, Pt. 3

Jan 03 2018 | 00:10:47

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, an expert in plant breeding and formerly affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Germany, further explores that clash of views modern evolutionists often paper over — Darwinism vs. Mendel. Lönnig discusses how Darwinian evolutionary biology held back acceptance of the laws of inheritance, discovered by Gregor Mendel, abbot at the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas, Brunn.

Mendel vs. Darwin, Pt. 1
Listen in as he explains Mendel’s laws and why they are still relevant for biology, and particularly genetics.

Mendel vs. Darwin, Pt. 2
Lönnig explains how Darwinian evolution hindered the acceptance of Mendel’s genetic laws, and how the laws still came to be accepted.

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