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Weismann

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[vahys-mahn] / ˈvaɪsˌmɑn /

noun

  1. August 1834–1914, German biologist.


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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

“There’s been a pattern of behavior by the FBI that’s been very troubling,” said Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2022

"There’s been a pattern of behavior by the FBI that’s been very troubling," said Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers.

From Fox News • Jan. 5, 2022

In 1883, with rather grim determination, the German embryologist August Weismann had performed an experiment that directly attacked Darwin's gemmule theory of heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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