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Hans Spemann

German embryologist (1869-1941) · Germany · Academics · Died at 72

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Hans Spemann was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his student Hilde Mangold's discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs, one of the first steps towards cloning.

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1941Died12 September 19411935Adolf Fick PrizeAwardCothenius MedalAwardNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward1934Silliman Memorial LecturesAward1930Swammerdam MedalAward1927Croonian Medal and LectureAward1869Born27 June 1869

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Adolf Fick Prize1935
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1935
Cothenius Medal1935
Silliman Memorial Lectures1934
Swammerdam Medal1930
Croonian Medal and Lecture1927

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Hans Spemann was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his student Hilde Mangold's discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs, one of the first steps towards cloning. Spemann added his name as an author to Hilde Mangold's dissertation and won a Nobel Prize for her work.

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Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1941 · aged 72

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