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Wieschaus, Eric Francis

Wieschaus, WEESH hows, Eric Francis (1947.. .), is an American biologist whose research helped explain how genes control the earliest development of embryos. For this work, Wieschaus shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with two other biologists, Edward B. Lewis of the United States and Christiane Nusslein-Volhard of Germany. More »

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Adrian, Edgar Douglas

Adrian, Edgar Douglas (1889-1977), a British physiologist, made significant discoveries about... More >>

Arber, Werner

Arber, Werner (1929-...), a Swiss microbiologist, shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in physiology or... More >>

Axelrod, Julius

Axelrod, Julius (1912-2004), an American biochemist, shared the 1970 Nobel Prize in physiology or... More >>

Baltimore, David

Baltimore, David (1938-...), an American virologist (an expert who deals with viruses and viral... More >>

Barany, Robert

Barany, Robert (1876-1936), an Austrian physiologist and ear specialist, was awarded the 1914... More >>

Bayliss, Sir William

Bayliss, Sir William (1860-1924), an English biologist, helped discover hormones. Hormones are... More >>

Bernard, Claude

Bernard, behr NAHR, Claude (1813-1878), the leading French physiologist of his day, founded... More >>

Best, Charles Herbert

Best, Charles Herbert (1899-1978), a Canadian physiologist, was a principal discoverer of the... More >>

Bichat, Marie Francois Xavier

Bichat, Marie Francois Xavier, bee SHAH, ma REE frahn SWAH gzah VYAY (1771-1802), was a French... More >>

Bishop, J. Michael

Bishop, J. Michael (1936-...), is an American physician and cancer researcher who revolutionized... More >>

Bloch, Konrad Emil

Bloch, blok, Konrad Emil (1912-2000), an American biochemist, discovered how animal cells produce... More >>

Blumberg, Baruch Samuel

Blumberg, Baruch Samuel (1925-...), an American research physician and biochemist, shared the... More >>

Bordet, Jules-Jean-Baptiste-Vincent

Bordet, bawr DAY, Jules-Jean-Baptiste-Vincent (1870-1961), was a Belgian bacteriologist and... More >>

Broom, Robert

Broom, Robert (1866-1951), was a Scottish anatomist and paleontologist. In 1936 in South Africa,... More >>

Brown, Michael Stuart

Brown, Michael Stuart (1941-...), is an American physician and medical researcher who made... More >>


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