tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post1739408740379918019..comments2023-11-03T15:50:56.001+01:00Comments on POET IN RESIDENCE : Gregor Mendel and the seeds of geneticsGwil Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-23164424245738161882009-04-18T18:40:00.000+02:002009-04-18T18:40:00.000+02:00I suppose in Brno there would be the shouts of str...I suppose in Brno there would be the shouts of street vendors and the church bells the clip-clop of horses, many troops coming and going - don't forget Napoleon at nearby Austerlitz for example. Of course, nothing compared to today where the noise wells up the castle from the town below with its Tesco Supertsore, Inter-City trains, tourists, and all the usual bedlam of a growing city.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-34869621978663883452009-04-18T16:33:00.000+02:002009-04-18T16:33:00.000+02:00Guess it would be pretty peaceful there is his day...Guess it would be pretty peaceful there is his day - I often wonder what these people would think if they saw our world today - but then I suppose we can also think into the future and surmise what it might be like. Glad we don't live for ever. I expect Mendel and other scientists (in the loosest form) would all me fascinated at the enormous strides forward we have made.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com