So – when teaching genetics and trying to understand genes, why do the forgotten water fleas of little known late 19thC biologist WFR Weldon matter as much as the more famous Gregor Mendel and his peas? Just heard my colleague Greg Radick talking about this at Ilkley Literature Festival last week – and why it matters to us all that we get the right picture in our heads when it comes to genes – was so impressed that I’m coming back for second helpings when he talks on this subject to Leeds Phil and Lit Society on 25th Oct – available to join on Zoom without having to leave the comfort of your own home! https://www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/shop/disputed-inheritance-the-battle-over-mendel-and-the-future-of-biology/