... at the University of California Press’s Rights and Permissions Web site at http://www.ucpressjournals.com/reprintinfo.asp . 2014 Scientific competition priority by publication Charles Darwin Alfred Russel Wallace Gregor Mendel James Watson Francis Crick Aurel Babeş Lynn Margulis Like...

...William F. McComas This article discusses a number of aspects of the nature of science that can be illustrated by considering the development of pangenesis, a principle proposed by Charles Darwin to describe the rules of inheritance, explain the source of new variation, and solve other natural...

...William F. McComas This article recounts the story of the development of pangenesis, a principle proposed by Charles Darwin to describe the rules of inheritance and the source of new variation, two concepts vital to his proposal of evolution by natural selection. Historical accounts...

..., chemistry, among others), inventor, and poet who also advanced quite profound evolutionary ideas two generations prior to those of his grandson, Charles Robert Darwin. © 2011 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2011 Erasmus Darwin Charles Darwin Lunatick polymath physician poet...

... promising way to introduce Darwin. 2 e-mail: swabj@meredith.edu © 2010 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2010 Charles Darwin voyage of HMS Beagle teaching about evolution Beginning biology students usually think of Charles Darwin (if they think of him at all) as an old man...

...Suzanne M. Harley Charles Darwin's botanical studies provide a way to expose students to his work that followed the publication of On the Origin of Species . We can use stories from his plant investigations to illustrate key concepts in the life sciences and model how questions are asked...

... and the nature of science. 2 e-mail: aclove@umn.edu © 2010 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2010 Charles Darwin natural selection imaginary illustrations nature of science When a new theory or hypothesis is put forward in science, we presume that it will be associated...