Edouard Van Beneden
1846-1910
Belgian cytologist whose research helped explain how cells divide and distribute chromosomes equally to daughter cells. He was one of several scientists who determined th...
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The son of zoologist Pierre-Joseph van Beneden (1809-1894), van Beneden was able to study many animal specimens at his father's small laboratory on the Belgian seaside. As a student, he began explorin...
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The son of zoologist Pierre-Joseph van Beneden (1809-1894), van Beneden was able to study many animal specimens at his father's small laboratory on the Belgian seaside. As a student, he began explorin...
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