Kurt Benirschke (1924-)
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Kurt Benirschke studied cells, placentas, and endangered species in Germany and the US during the twentieth century. Benirschke was professor at the University of California in San Diego, California, and a director of the research department at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California. He also helped form the research department of the San Diego Zoo and its sister organization [3], the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species. Benirschke contributed to the field of embryology [4] through his work on human and animal reproduction, including work on human placentas and birth defects [5], through work on the structure of chromosomes, and through work on the reproduction and conservation of endangered species.
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Placentas, peccaries, and pathologists: reminiscences of Kurt Benirschke on his career: an interview with Rebecca N. Baergen.
Dr. Baergen: Where did you grow up and what was your childhood like? Dr. Benirschke: I was born on May 26, 1924 in Glueckstadt, north of Hamburg, where the Holstein cows come from. I grew up there, in this very small town of about 5000 people. It was a farming community—one doctor in town, one dentist—and my father was employed as an organic chemist in a large paper factory. He originally came ...
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