Weismann
Americannoun
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In the 19th century, the German biologist August Weismann argued that the machinery of life inevitably wore out with time.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
By 2012, Weismann and Karikó led a team that showed that mRNA, introduced into mice, could prompt the temporary production of red blood cells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Andrew Weismann, a former federal prosecutor who served on special counsel Bob Mueller's team, added that Alan Weisselberg's guilty plea last month in Manhattan is a significant piece of evidence for the prosecution.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2022
Anne Weismann, a lawyer for Finders Keepers, cast doubt on the FBI report’s credibility.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
Weismann called this hereditary material germplasm and argued that it was the only method by which an organism could generate another organism.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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