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Vance Tartar: A Unique Biologist
Author(s) -
FRANKEL JOSEPH,
WHITELEY ARTHUR H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb04873.x
Subject(s) - biology , biologist , ciliate , environmental ethics , ecology , philosophy , botany
. Vance Tartar (1911‐1991) has made major discoveries concerning morphogenesis, patterning, and nucleocytoplasmic relations in the giant ciliate Stentor coeruleus , mostly by means of hand‐grafting using glass microneedles. This article provides a chronological account of the major events of Vance Tartar's life, a brief description of some of his major scientific achievements, and a discussion of his distinctive personality and multifaceted interests. It concludes with a consideration of how his unique style of life and work contributed to his equally unique seientific contributions.