The Sun Also Rises | Compare and Contrast

  • 1920s: Thomas Hunt Morgan proves his theory of hereditary transmission through experiments with fruit flies and publishes The Theory of the Gene in 1926. Coincidentally, Herman Joseph Mullar proves that X-rays can produce genetic mutations.

    Today: It is no longer speculation that genes provide the source code for life and can be mutated by radiation. In fact, Morgan’s groundbreaking experiment is now an exercise in college biology rooms. Moreover, armed with lessons in genetic engineering, biotechnology firms are literally changing...

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