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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