Tag Archives: McGill

Apimondia 2019: Saturday

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Ron Miksha

Landed in Montreal early this morning (12:15am) and reached the hotel over an hour past midnight. My wife and teenagers are with me. None of us had been to Montreal before, so it’s a nice treat. Unfortunately, the family flies … Continue reading →

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155th Anniversary of a Botany Professor

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Ron Miksha

Just a short post today, and though it’s about genetics and botany, bees (my usual blog subject) are mentioned only indirectly.  It’s the 155th anniversary of the birth of Carrie Derick – one of the world’s first geneticists. Derick was … Continue reading →

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