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Menu. Main navigation. Darwin's Impact On Psychology. In On the Origin of Species Darwin wrote:. ‘In the distant future I see open fields for more important researches. Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary

plants: ‘may not those naturalists… learn a lesson of caution when they deride the idea of species in a state of nature being lineal descendents of other species?’.

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & Botany. Many people know about Gregor Mendel and his work on peas which laid the foundation for modern genetics, but the public does not often associate Darwin with botany. They should: he published numerous articles

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & Zoology. Humans are animals. Many people most readily associate Darwin’s evolutionary ideas with other animals: monkeys, birds, whales etc. But neither Darwin’s theoretical work nor his practical studies were

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Updating Darwin. Science works by continually testing and revising its theories. Darwin's theories on how evolution works have been no exception. 150 years worth of research has shown that Darwin was right, but have also

Menu. Main navigation. Work. For Teachers. Class Trips In Cambridge. Sometimes getting out of the classroom and teaching in a different setting can be great for both students and teachers. Cambridge has a lot of places ideal for educational school

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Updating Darwin. Mendel's Genetics. The work of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for genetics. Initially his work went unnoticed and when it was finally recognised his findings were seen as being an alternative to

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Updating Darwin. The DNA Age. Darwin's theories depended on there being a way for offspring to inherit their parents' characteristics. For example, if a particular giraffe has a longer neck than average, allowing it to

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin's Impact On Biology. ‘Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution’ – Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973). These words are as true today as they were at the time they were written. Evolution has

Menu. Main navigation. Life. Work. How Henslow inspired Darwin. Darwin’s time spent at Christ’s was a period of great intellectual growth in his life, and it is here that some of the major ideas that culminated in his evolutionary theories were

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Applications. The Descent Of The Man-Made. Darwin developed his theories to explain the biological world. Now they are being put to work in a completely different field – evolutionary electronics, which may produce a

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Darwin & Cambridge Today. Darwin & Christ's College. ‘upon the whole, the three years I spent at Cambridge were the most joyful of my happy life’. Darwin’s time at Christ’s College was very important for him.

Menu. Main navigation. Darwin & The Descent Of Man. Charles Darwin’s theories of natural and sexual selection apply to humans as they do to any other species. Recent editions of his most famous book, On The Origin of Species, often feature a

Menu. Main navigation. Work. For Kids. Activities & Books For Kids. There are many good children's books and other materials about Darwin's life and evolution. Below is a non-exhaustive list. The Amazing Voyage of Charles Darwin. by Anna Nilsen,

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Applications. Evolution And Fish Stocks. Fish and shellfish have long been a vital food source for humans. Historically, fish stocks seemed so plentiful that many thought there were such huge amounts of fish in the sea

Menu. Main navigation. Life. Work. All Aboard The Beagle! Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle was a key turning point in his life, as he acknowledges in his Autobiography:. ’The yoyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life,

Menu. Main navigation. Work. Darwin & Cambridge Today. Darwin's time in Cambridge was very important for him. It was here that he met Henslow and Sedgwick, two great scientists, who saw the potential in the young beetle collector and encouraged him

The gardens also boast nine national collections. Amongst the tree collections are different varieties of Pinus nigra which Henslow collected to demonstrate variability within species, a lesson which he taught to

Menu. Main navigation. From Wilberforce To Dawkins: Evolution & Religion. The publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and later of The descent of Mantriggered fierce debates and raised many questions about life and its origins. This led

Menu. Main navigation. Life. Work. Galapagos. The Galapagos holds a special place in the history of evolution, but the story of how the island’s wildlife influenced Darwin’s thought is often misconstrued. Many people imagine the young Charles