Biologist William Keith Brooks studied embryological development in invertebrates and used his results as evidence for theories of evolution and

Julia Bell worked in twentieth-century Britain, discovered Fragile X Syndrome, and helped find heritable elements of other developmental and genetic disorders. Bell also wrote much of the five volume Treasury of Human Inheritance, a collection about genetics and genetic disorders. Bell researched until late in life, authoring an original research article on the effects of the rubella virus on fetal development (Congenital Rubella Syndrome) at the age of 80.

Brian Hall is the son of Doris Garrad and Harry Hall, and was born in Port Kembla, NSW Australia, on 28 October 1941. He attended the University of New England in Armidale NSW, graduating in 1963 with a BSc in zoology, in 1965 with a BSc (Honors) in zoology, and in 1968 with a PhD in zoology. His PhD thesis, undertaken under the supervision of

Although best known for his work with the fruit fly, for which he earned a Nobel Prize and the title “The Father of Genetics,” Thomas Hunt Morgan’s contributions to biology reach far beyond genetics. His research explored questions in embryology,

Wilhelm Roux was a nineteenth-century experimental embryologist who was best known for pioneering