Not sure what you imagine the early 20th century to have been like ... I mean, general relativity just turned 100. Anyways, in terms of our understanding the ge

Not sure what you imagine the early 20th century to have been like ... I mean, general relativity just turned 100. Anyways, in terms of our understanding the genetic architecture of even basic traits like height (to say nothing of complicated ones like the morphology of a bamboo shoot) we're practically in the Dark Ages. I know it's a bitter pill to swallow for the "Singularity is near" crowd.