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Carson, Rachel

Carson, Rachel (1907-1964), was an American marine biologist and science writer. She wrote several books that reflect her lifelong interest in the life of the seas and the seashores. More »

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Blobel, Gunter

Blobel, Gunter (1936-...), is a German-born biologist who is conducting important research on the... More >>

Calmette, Albert

Calmette, Albert (1863-1933), was a French bacteriologist who developed a vaccine against... More >>

Carson, Rachel

Carson, Rachel (1907-1964), was an American marine biologist and science writer. She wrote... More >>

Cobb, Jewel Isadora Plummer

Cobb, Jewel Isadora Plummer (1924-...), is an African American biologist known for her research... More >>

Commoner, Barry

Commoner, Barry (1917-...), is an American biologist and educator. Since the early 1950's, he has... More >>

Dawkins, Richard

Dawkins, Richard (1941-...), is one of the United Kingdom's best-known popular scientists. His... More >>

Hershey, Alfred Day

Hershey, Alfred Day (1908-1997), an American biologist, shared the 1969 Nobel Prize for... More >>

Hill, Sir Archibald Vivian

Hill, Sir Archibald Vivian (1886-1977), was an English biologist who studied how muscles contract... More >>

Horvitz, H. Robert

Horvitz, H. Robert (1947-...), an American biologist, won the 2002 Nobel Prize in physiology or... More >>

Huxley, Andrew Fielding

Huxley, Andrew Fielding (1917-...), is an English medical researcher who provided a detailed... More >>

Huxley, Sir Julian Sorell

Huxley, Sir Julian Sorell (1887-1975), was a noted British biologist. He did research in... More >>

Just, Ernest Everett

Just, Ernest Everett (1883-1941), an American biologist, received the first Spingarn Medal, which... More >>

Kandel, Eric Richard

Kandel, Eric Richard, kan DEHL, AY rihk RIHK art (1929-...), an Austrian-born American biologist,... More >>

Kinsey, Alfred Charles

Kinsey, KIHN zee, Alfred Charles (1894-1956), an American biologist, was one of the first... More >>

Leeuwenhoek, Anton van

Leeuwenhoek, LAY vuhn hook, Anton van (1632-1723), a Dutch amateur scientist, was one of the... More >>


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