The year 2022 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Mendel. He's known as the father of genetics, so scientists exhumed Mendel's body and examined his DNA.
, a molecular biologist on the research team, felt that a heavy sense of responsibility came with being part of this effort.
"He analyzed a set of about 25,000 plants to actually get his numbers right and to create the formulas," says Pardy."And so in this regard he was also kind of a visionary and one step ahead." Mendel's coffin seemed to be the metal one at the bottom. It was lined with some newspapers that were dated shortly before he died, which seemed pretty conclusive. Still, Pardy says they wanted even better evidence that this coffin held Mendel's remains.
By looking at DNA from all that, and comparing it to DNA in the skeleton, they felt certain that they'd found Mendel's body.
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