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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)
By: Kristin Bolfert
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, the Netherlands, on 24 October 1632 to Margriet Jacobsdochter van den Berch and Philips Thooniszoon, both…
BiographyMicroscopy
Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Best known for his contributions to the field of embryology, Karl Ernst von Baer also pursued a variety of other areas of study including medicine,…
PeopleEpigenomicsBiographyEpigenetics
Abraham Trembley (1710-1784)
By: Mary E. Sunderland
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Abraham Trembley's discovery of the remarkable regenerative capacity of the hydra caused many to question their beliefs about the generation of…
PeopleRegenerationBiographyHydra
Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Jan Swammerdam, known as the founder of the preformation theory based on his extensive research on insect development, was born on 12 February 1637…
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Charles Manning Child (1869-1954)
By: Mary E. Sunderland
| Published: Oct 23, 2007
Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on 2 February 1869, Charles Manning Child was the only surviving child of Mary Elizabeth and Charles Chauncey Child, a…
Polarity (Biology)Life cycles (Biology)MetabolismPhysiologyBiography
Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945)
By: Mary E. Sunderland
| Published: Sep 25, 2007
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…
PeopleMorgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945Genetics, ExperimentalNobel Prize winnersDrosophila melanogaster
Ross Granville Harrison (1870-1959)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Sep 01, 2007
A pioneer in experimental embryology, Ross Granville Harrison made numerous discoveries that advanced biology. One of the most significant was his…
PeopleHarrison, Ross G. (Ross Granville), 1870-1959Tissue Culture TechniquesBiographyTissue culture