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"Experiments on the Development of Chick and Duck Embryos, Cultivated in vitro" (1932), by Conrad Hal Waddington
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Nov 08, 2007
Conrad Hal Waddington's "Experiments on the Development of Chick and Duck Embryos, Cultivated in vitro," published in 1932 in Philosophical…
Waddington, C. H. (Conrad Hal), 1905-1975ExperimentsChicksDucks
"A Series of Normal Stages in the Development of the Chick Embryo" (1951), by Viktor Hamburger and Howard L. Hamilton
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Oct 30, 2007
The developmental stages of the chick embryo were examined by Viktor Hamburger and Howard L. Hamilton in "A Series of Normal Stages in the…
Chick EmbryoExperimentsChicks
"Experiments in Transplanting Limbs and Their Bearing Upon the Problems of the Development of Nerves" (1907), by Ross Granville Harrison
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Nov 08, 2007
In his 1907 paper, "Experiments in Transplanting Limbs and Their Bearing Upon the Problems of the Development of Nerves," in the Journal of…
TransplantationExperimentsFrogsAmphibians
"Formation of Genetically Mosaic Mouse Embryos and Early Development of Lethal (t12/t12)-Normal Mosaics" (1964), by Beatrice Mintz
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Jan 13, 2009
The paper "Formation of Genetically Mosaic Mouse Embryos and Early Development of Lethal (t12/t12)-Normal Mosaics," by Beatrice Mintz, describes a…
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Beatrice Mintz (1922–2022)
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Jan 21, 2009
Beatrice Mintz is a brilliant researcher who has developed techniques essential for many aspects of research on mouse development. She produced the…
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Syncytial Theory
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Oct 30, 2007
The syncytial theory of neural development was proposed by Victor Hensen in 1864 to explain the growth and differentiation of the nervous system.…
Hensen, Victor, 1835-1924Nervous SystemNeurons
Robert William Briggs (1911-1983)
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Nov 08, 2007
Robert William Briggs was a prolific developmental biologist. However, he is most identified with the first successful cloning of a frog by nuclear…
PeopleNuclear Transfer TechniquesNuclear TransplantationBiography
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…
LiteratureOrganizers, EmbryonicPublicationsdifferentiation
Viktor Hamburger (1900-2001)
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Nov 08, 2007
Viktor Hamburger was an embryologist who focused on neural development. His scientific career stretched from the early 1920s as a student of Hans…
PeopleHamburger, Viktor, 1900-2001Nerve Growth FactorBiographyNeurons
Johannes Holtfreter (1901-1992)
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Feb 29, 2008
Johannes Holtfreter made important discoveries about the properties of the organizer discovered by Hans Spemann. Although he spent much time away…
Organizers, EmbryonicBiographyFrogs