Episode 28 recAPs some of the great scientific minds of history. Atoms are the building blocks of matter, with work by greats such as Dalton, Rutherford, and Bohr (1:08). Gregor Mendel is now renowned as the father of heredity, but began as a pea farmer (2:30). DNA was identified as the molecule of heredity by comparing chemical properties through experiments by Griffith, Avery, Hershey and Chase (3:28). You likely remember Watson and Crick’s double helix model, but what about Franklin and Chargaff? (4:30). No episode on scientists is complete without mentioning Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution by natural selection (5:37).The Question of the Day asks (7:03) “What mainland South American country is closest to the Galapagos Islands? ”Thank you for listening to The APsolute RecAP: Biology Edition!(AP is a registered trademark of the College Board and is not affiliated with The APsolute RecAP. Copyright 2020 - The APsolute RecAP, LLC. All rights reserved.)Website:www.theapsoluterecap.comEMAIL:[email protected] Us:INSTAGRAMTWITTER

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