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May 13, 2024 · Drew Weissman (born September 7, 1959, Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American immunologist whose groundbreaking research into RNA (ribonucleic acid) opened the path to the development of RNA therapeutics, most notably the generation of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.
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5 days ago · Weismann became the Director of the Zoological Institute and the first Professor of Zoology at Freiburg. His main contribution involved his Germ Plasm Theory, at one time also known as Weismannism, according to which inheritance (in a multicellular organism) only takes place by means of the germ cells - the gametes such as egg cells and sperm ...
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May 22, 2024 · August Weismann's idea, set out in his 1892 book Das Keimplasma: eine Theorie der Vererbung ("The Germ Plasm: a Theory of Inheritance"), was that the hereditary material, which he called the germ plasm, and the rest of the body (the soma) had a one-way relationship: the germ-plasm formed the body, but the body did not influence the germ-plasm ...
May 12, 2024 · Élie Metchnikoff was a Russian-born zoologist and microbiologist who received (with Paul Ehrlich) the 1908 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery in animals of amoeba-like cells that engulf foreign bodies such as bacteria—a phenomenon known as phagocytosis and a fundamental part.
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3 days ago · By exploring remote and unexplored areas, zoologists have the privilege of discovering new animal species, expanding our understanding of biodiversity. The world of zoology is filled with wonder and excitement, and these 16 enigmatic facts highlight the incredible work and contributions of zoologists.
May 22, 2024 · (c) Weismann (d) Hugo de Vries Answer: (a) Charles Darwin. Question 3. Which of the following was the contribution of Hugo de Vries? (a) Theory of mutation (b) Theory of natural Selection (c) Theory of inheritance of acquired characters (d) Germplasm theory Answer: (a) Theory of mutation
2 days ago · TOPICS # 6 ARISTOTLE (General Topics – Overview) Realism- Concerned with the ultimate constitution of nature (abstract concepts) Empiricism- People gain knowledge from experience and observations Empirical science- Biology, astronomy, physics Contribution to biology - Zoology and classification of species, first to classify animals based on similarities,“father of biology” Raphael Santi ...
