Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:31 +0200https://english.radio.cz/brno-marks-anniversary-founder-modern-genetics-8253570© 2026 Radio Prague International The Moravian city of Brno has been marking a double anniversary this week: 183 years since the birth of the founder of modern genetics Gregor Mendel, and 150 years since his discovery that led to uncovering the science behind heredity. St. Thomas’s Abbey in Brno’s Old Town – in whose garden Mendel made his famous discoveries growing peas, and which today houses the Mendel Museum – hosted the celebrations on Monday, including an audiovisual show created by award-winning American “biomedical animator” Drew Berry, backed by music from Czech-based composer Duncan Hendy, and performed by the Brno Philharmonic. I spoke with Ondřej Dostál, director of the Mendel Museum, and asked him to sum up Mendel’s life and work: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/mendel_johann_gregor.jpg?timestamp=1668434904 https://english.radio.cz/brno-marks-anniversary-founder-modern-genetics-8253570 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9