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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

The trail-cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 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

Weismann had proposed a radical alternative: perhaps hereditary information was contained exclusively in sperm and egg cells, with no direct mechanism for an acquired characteristic to be transmitted into sperm or eggs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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