Science & Environment
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory trains the next generation of scientists
Young campers learn from some of the most esteemed researchers in the state surrounded by some of the most pristine learning environments.
What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color?
Over the next 15 episodes, Alexis Nikole Nelson will spill plants’ secrets—how they evolved, how they function, and just how vital they are to human societies and all of life on Earth.
What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color?
Season 1 Episode 10 | 13m 25s | CC
All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to the next. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore the remarkable story of how a botanist and mathematician named Gregor Mendel laid the groundwork for modern genetics.
