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. 2002 Jan;3(1):61-5.
doi: 10.1038/nrm701.

Thomas Henry Huxley's developmental view of the cell

Marsha L Richmond  1
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Thomas Henry Huxley's developmental view of the cell

Marsha L Richmond. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

In 1853, the British physiologist Thomas Henry Huxley roundly criticized German cell theory. Historians have had difficulty explaining how such a 'progressive' biologist could have rejected cellular autonomy and the central role of the nucleus in cell life. The key to Huxley's thinking is provided by understanding his 'epigenetic' philosophy of biology.

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