Awk Goes the Hawk
So. Aristotle researched fertility, both men and women, and along with that, he studied genetics and postulated about it.
This early research gave a big impact to today, starting the now infamous: paternity test.
This early research gave a big impact to today, starting the now infamous: paternity test.
Aristotle's' early work on how genes were given from parents to children paved the way for later, and more informed scientists, to create a DNA tests which can now be bought for less than twenty dollars. (Also, "paternity test" is now on my browser history. Yikes.)
The paternity test works with the genes the child has, and the known ones that the mother contributed, and is then compared to the father's gene ladder. Aristotle's work theorized that in order for the child to get a certain trait from the father, blue eyes for example, the father would have to contribute the blue-eyes-maker to the child via semen. While he wasn't correct on some of his points (e. i. semen being made from every part of the body), he had the main gist of what is now sound science. His work put the rungs in the ladder for future scientists to climb in order to get medical marvels like a paternity test.
And, of course, it has lead to exploitation. Such as Maury and Jerry. Leading, indirectly I suppose, to:
The paternity test works with the genes the child has, and the known ones that the mother contributed, and is then compared to the father's gene ladder. Aristotle's work theorized that in order for the child to get a certain trait from the father, blue eyes for example, the father would have to contribute the blue-eyes-maker to the child via semen. While he wasn't correct on some of his points (e. i. semen being made from every part of the body), he had the main gist of what is now sound science. His work put the rungs in the ladder for future scientists to climb in order to get medical marvels like a paternity test.
And, of course, it has lead to exploitation. Such as Maury and Jerry. Leading, indirectly I suppose, to:
Some things are better seen than read.