The Scots and the Double Helix
The discovery and description of the genetic code has benefitted from contributions made by Scots as well as scientists from other nations.
1865 – Gregor Mendel (an Austrian) presents his paper on inheritance to the National Science Society. He is mostly ignored.
1869 – Friedrich Miescher (a German) identifies the material now known as DNA, calls it somet…
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Scottish Diaspora
Diaspora - a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin.
It's no secret that the Scots spread out from Scotland for many reasons, to settle all o ...more
It's no secret that the Scots spread out from Scotland for many reasons, to settle all o ...more
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