“Through the discovery of Buchner, Biology was relieved of another fragment of mysticism. The splitting up of sugar into CO2 and alcohol is no more the effect of a 'vital principle' than the splitting up of cane sugar by invertase. The history of this problem is instructive, as it warns us against considering problems as beyond our reach because they have not yet found their solution.”
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Jacques Loeb
Jacques Loeb (April 7, 1859 - February 11, 1924) was a German-American biologist known for his groundbreaking work in experimental embryology. His research, which focused on the roles of cytoplasm and the nucleus in development, made significant contributions to the fields of embryology, developmental biology, and genetics. Loeb's work had a profound impact on the development of modern biology. more