Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics. 

Gregor Mendel? Who's he? Only one of the most influential figures in the history of biology! Check out the life story of this clever and modest man who spent his days quietly experimenting with pea plants in a monastery garden. His work on how characteristics are inherited from generation to generation and how genes are passed on from parent to child went unnoticed during his lifetime but is now recognised as groundbreaking and brilliant. So find out about his life and his insights and learn the key points about his contribution to the world of modern genetics. He's a hero!