Feb 7, 2026
Really bad ‘science’ German scientist August Weismann helped dismantle the notion that acquired characteristics can be inherited. His work began in 1887 with a breeding experiment involving a small group of white laboratory mice. Before allowing them to...
Oct 8, 2025
Quite an Impression! Before eugenics and genetics came to be common knowledge — and even for a short time into the 20th century — some people believed that babies were affected by an impression made on the mother or by her emotions. For example, a child born with a...
