Category Archives: History (Mice)

William Ernest Castle, a pioneering figure in genetics, played a critical role in integrating Mendel’s laws of inheritance with mammalian genetics, particularly using mice as a model. Castle’s work in the early 20th century at Harvard University’s Bussey Institute laid the groundwork for genetic research on mammals, demonstrating the applicability of Mendelian genetics to complexContinue reading “William Ernest Castle”

Abbie Lathrop, the “Mouse Woman of Granby” Abbie Lathrop, a lesser-known yet pivotal figure in the history of genetic research and the domestication of laboratory mice, made significant contributions to the field of genetics and the development of the mouse as a key model organism. At the turn of the 20th century, Lathrop’s work laidContinue reading “Abbie Lathrop”