Ross Granville Harrison (1870-1959)
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A pioneer in experimental embryology [5], Ross Granville Harrison [4] made numerous discoveries that advanced biology. One of the most significant was his adaptation of the hanging drop method [6] from bacteriology to carry out the first tissue culture. This method allowed for further studies in embryology [5] as well as experimental improvements in oncology, virology, genetics, and a number of other fields. Prior to Harrison?s innovation, a number of scientists, including Julius Arnold, Gustav Born [7], Leo Loeb [8], and Gottlieb Haberlandt, had attempted to grow tissues in isolation in vitro [9] and in vivo [10] but with much less success than Harrison. In addition, Harrison contributed to the understanding of organization [11] and differentiation [12].
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The outgrowth of the nerve fiber as a mode of protoplasmic movement.
In ?The Outgrowth of the Nerve Fiber as a Mode of Protoplasmic Movement,? Ross Granville Harrison [4] explores the growth of nerve fibers in vitro [5]. The purpose of this experiment was to test two possible hypotheses for the growth of nerve fibers. Santiago Ramón y Cajal [6] suggested that nerve growth is due to the extension of nerve fibers as they push through tissue. Victor Hensen?s syncyt...
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