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Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888-1969)
By: Kristin Bolfert
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Libbie Henrietta Hyman was born into a recently immigrated Jewish family on 6 December 1888 in Des Moines, Iowa. One of many siblings and daughter to…
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Franklin Paine Mall (1862-1917)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Franklin Paine Mall was born into a farming family in Belle Plaine, Iowa, on 28 September 1862. While he attended a local academy, an influential…
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Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch (1867-1941)
By: Mary E. Sunderland
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Although educated as a scientist who studied with both August Weismann and Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch was first employed as a…
BiographySea Urchins
Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-1799)
By: Mary E. Sunderland
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Lazzaro Spallanzani's imaginative application of experimental methods, mastery of microscopy, and wide interests led him to significant contributions…
PeopleRegenerationBiography
Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Florence Rena Sabin had successful careers as both a researcher and public health reformer. When Johns Hopkins University Medical School opened,…
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Joseph Needham (1900-1995)
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
Joseph Needham was an embryologist and biochemist who is most noted in science for his studies on induction in developing embryos. Needham worked…
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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…
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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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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,…
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Organisers and Genes (1940), by Conrad Hal Waddington
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Oct 30, 2007
Conrad Hal Waddington's Organisers and Genes, published in 1940, is a summary of available research and theoretical framework for many concepts…
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