Book ID: CBB001551937

August Weismann: Development, Heredity, and Evolution (2015)

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Churchill, F. B. (Author)


Harvard University Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: xii + 700 pp.; bibl.; index
Language: English

In this deeply researched biography, Churchill explains the development of Weismann's pioneering work based on cytology and embryology and opens up an expanded history of biology from 1859 to 1914. August Weismann is sure to become the definitive account of an extraordinary life and career.

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Authors & Contributors
Hufnagel, Henning
Jäger, Frank
Wanlin, Nicolas
Wilkins, Adam
Yamashita, Grant Joo
Wülfingen, Bettina Bock v.
Concepts
Biology
Embryology
Cytology
Genetics
Evolution
Cellular biology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Germany
Moscow (Russia)
Netherlands
Spain
Europe
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