German-born American #biologist noted chiefly for his experimental work on #artificial #parthenog…
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German-born American #biologist noted chiefly for his experimental work on #artificial #parthenogenesis (#reproduction without #fertilization).
Loeb was able to bring the unfertilized eggs of urchins and #frogs to maturity by manipulating their environment, which influenced #celldivision.
He also studied the #tropisms of plants and simple animals, which means their #reflexive #responses to #environmental #stimuli.
Before the age of thirty he published the "tropism theory" which was destined to make him famous. Loeb also worked on #brain physiology and #tissue #regeneration.
