Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>I thought I should submit my portrait of Gregor Mendel to the Pressing Matters Magazine pink &amp; green challenge.</p><p>Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), was a scientist &amp; Augustinian friar who posthumously gained fame for establishing many of the rules of heredity, fundamental to modern genetics. By carefully crossbreeding pea plants &amp; tracing 7 characteristics (plant height, pod shape &amp; 🧵1/2<br>⁠<br><a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/histstm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histstm</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/reliefPrint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reliefPrint</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaker</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/washi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washi</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/peaplant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peaplant</span></a></p>