025 - When 'Becky' met Bateson: Edith Rebecca Saunders, the mother of British plant genetics
10/24/19 • 32 min
We explore the story of Edith Rebecca Saunders - co-founder of The Genetics Society and the ‘mother of British plant genetics’.
Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com
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Genetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney, and produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Production by Hannah Varrall
We explore the story of Edith Rebecca Saunders - co-founder of The Genetics Society and the ‘mother of British plant genetics’.
Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com
Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip
Genetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney, and produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Production by Hannah Varrall
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