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In 530 BC, Pythagoras theorized that all heredity comes from the father's sperm and the mother only provides nutrients; this was called "spermism." Natch. Then Aristotle argued that a fetus receives material from the father and messages from the mother. Then the theory of "preformation" became popular during the 1600s-- homunculuses everywhere! Mendel sucked at biology until he met Doppler at UofVienna.
— Oct 21, 2022 06:53AM
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The intro: most important ideas of the 20th century: the byte, the atom, the gene. Heredity and genetics loom large in Mukherjee's familial imagination.
— Oct 16, 2022 02:10PM
