Mendel’s Heirs: Michelle Cooper

Michelle Cooper, an award-winning middle school science teacher, teaches Mendel to her students. Her students use the punnett square, a graphical representation of Mendelian inheritance, to visualize the possible combinations of genes of a plant cross-breeding experiment.

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New Short Film: The Life of Gregor Mendel

On the anniversary week of my 200th birthday, the Gregor Mendel Institute presents a new animated short film about the life of its namesake website, …

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Mendel’s Heirs: Eva Wallner

Eva Wallner conducted her first plant cross-breeding experiment at an early age, after she watched a documentary about Gregor Mendel. Eva, a post-doctoral fellow at …

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Mendel’s Heirs: Alexis Arizpe

Alexis Arizpe, a researcher at GMI, dreams of wrinkled peas when asked about Gregor Mendel. Alexis’s research revolves around tree growth and their coping mechanisms …

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