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American biologists have contributed some of biology's greatest findings. With the increasing importance of genetics, conservation and microbiology, American biologists may yet discover some of nature's most amazing secrets.
Featured Article: Seymour Benzer
Benzer, Seymour (1921-), an American geneticist, is one of the founders of modern behavioral geneties. See more »
Donald Culross Peattie
Peattie, Donald Culross (1898–1964), a United States botanist and author. His nature writings are marked by poetic prose, sage philosophy, and scientific accuracy.
See more »Edmond Henri Fischer
Fischer, Edmond Henri (1920-) is an American biochemist who made important discoveries about how cell proteins regulate muscle contractions.
See more »Edward Adelbert Doisy
Doisy, Edward Adelbert (1893-1986) was an American biochemist who shared the 1943 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Danish researcher Henrik Dam for their discovery of the chemical nature of vitamin K.
See more »Edward B. Lewis
Lewis, Edward B. (1918-2004) was an American biologist who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his studies on genetics using fruit flies.
See more »Edward Calvin Kendall
Kendall, Edward Calvin (1886–1972), was an American biochemist and endocrinologist who studied the structure and effects of hormones in the thyroid and adrenal glands.
See more »Edward Lawrie Tatum
Tatum, Edward Lawrie (1909-1975), was an American biochemist who helped demonstrate that genes regulate specific chemical processes For that work, he shared the 1958 Nobel Prize physiology or medicine with George Wells Beadle and Joshua Lederberg.
See more »Edward Osborne Wilson
Wilson, Edward Osborne (1929-) is an American biologist known for his contributions to the study of animal societies.
See more »Elmer Verner McCollum
McCollum, Elmer Verner (1879-1967), a United States physiological chemist. McCollum was one of the discoverers of vitamins A, B, and D, between the years 1912 and 1922.
See more »Eric Francis Wieschaus
Wieschaus, Eric Francis (1947-), an American biologist, has studied how genes affect early embryo development.
See more »Eric Richard Kandel
Kandel, Eric Richard (1929-) won the 2000 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine—along with scientists Arvid Carlsson of Sweden and Paul Greengard of the United States—for his research on the function of brain cells in learning and memory.
See more »Ernest Everett Just
Just, Ernest Everett (1883-1941) was an internationally known American biologist, zoologist, and physiologist who made major contributions to the field of biology through his pioneering research into fertilization, experimental parthenogenesis, and cell physiology.
See more »Ernst Mayr
Mayr, Ernst (1904-2005) was a German-born American biologist who helped develop the synthetic theory of evolution, which combines evolution theory with genetics and other sciences.
See more »Florence Rena Sabin
Sabin, Florence Rena (1871–1953), a United States physician and medical researcher.
See more »Francis Collins
Collins, Francis (1950-) is an American physician and geneticist who in the late 1900's became recognized as one of the most important and talented figures in the field of medical genetics.
See more »Franklin William Stahl
Stahl, Franklin William (1929-) is an American geneticist and expert in the field of bacteriophages, parasitic viruses that multiply within their host bacteria.
See more »Fritz Albert Lipmann
Lipmann, Fritz Albert (1899-1986), an American biochemist, shared the 1953 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
See more »George Beals Schaller
Schaller, George Beals (1933-), is a German-born American zoologist, a scientist who studies animals.
See more »George Davis Snell
Snell, George Davis (1903-1996) was an American geneticist who discovered the genes responsible for the rejection of tissue transplants.
See more »George Wald
Wald, George (1906-1997) was an American biochemist who discovered how chemical changes in the retina enable a person to see.
See more »George Wells Beadle
Beadle, George Wells (1903-1989) shared the 1958 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with biochemists Edward Lawne Tatum and Joshua Lederberg for discovering that genes regulate specific chemical processes in cells.
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