title: Speaking volumes.
abstract: Many have pondered the potential impact of Mendel's work if Darwin had come across it in his lifetime. Darwin found difficulty with a blending inheritance and natural selection but a new letter suggests he was grappling with a more modern view. Nigel Williams reports.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century