Metchnikoff

American  

[mech-ni-kawf, -kof, myech-nyi-kuhf] / ˌmɛtʃ nɪˈkɔf, -ˌkɒf, ˈmjɛtʃ njɪ kəf /

noun

1. Élie Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.

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Metchnikoff British  

/ ˈmjetʃnikəf, mɛtʃnikɔf /

noun

1. Élie (eli). 1845–1916, Russian bacteriologist in France. He formulated the theory of phagocytosis and shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1908

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Metchnikoff

Through these harrowing accounts, Richtel interweaves the research history — a relay race involving immunologists Élie Metchnikoff, Peter Medawar and Anthony Fauci, among others.

From Nature ● Mar. 12, 2019

The listing of dead longevity scientists should have included Dr. Elie Metchnikoff, 1908 Nobel Prize winner in immunology.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

He works in the laboratory of the late famed Biologist Elie Metchnikoff, who received a Nobel Prize in 1908 for his work on immunity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Famed Professor Elie Metchnikoff was working on a similar serum back in 1900.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the first to envision such use of microorganisms was the 19th-century zoologist Elie Metchnikoff.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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