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Jacques Loeb

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Jacques Loeb , 1859-1924, American physiologist, b. Germany, M.D. Univ. of Strasbourg, 1884. He came to the United States in 1891 and taught at Bryn Mawr, the Univ. of Chicago, and the Univ. of California. From 1910 he was a member of the Rockefeller Institute (now Rockefeller Univ.). Best known for his tropism theory and for his experiments in inducing parthenogenesis and regeneration by chemical stimulus, he also propounded the mechanistic philosophy that all ethics were the outgrowth of humanity's inherited tropisms. He was a founder and editor of the Journal of General Physiology. ... Read more

Jacques Loeb
Jacques Loeb From an early age German physiologist Jacques Loeb (1859-1924) was interested in the question...development. Born in Mayen, Germany, in 1859, Jacques Loeb, born Isaak Loeb, was the first of two... Read more

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...States is associated with Jacques Loeb. Born in Germany in 1859...was also under the spell of Loeb's mystique when in the 1920s...have produced it in rabbits. "Loeb," Pincus said, "stopped too...as a logical extension of Loeb's view of artificially engineered...Pauly, Controlling Life: ... Read more

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	(book review) ; JACQUES LOEB: HIS SCIENCE AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND THEIR...design--challenges all other positions. Jacques Loeb's emphasis on physical and chemical processes...role players and of their entanglements. Jacques Loeb (1859-1924) was an eminent physiologist... Read more
	(book reviews) ; Controlling Life: Jacques Loeb and the Engineering Ideal in Biology...according to his will. So concluded Jacques Loeb, a developmental biologist and physiologist...Pauly's carefully crafted biography. Loeb lived during one of the most important... Read more
	Now you can be a real rally star.(Motoring) ; ...Bhagaloo I've met Sebastian Loeb, and he teaches at a rally...He's changed his name to Jacques Botha (the Jacques part...balls-to-the-wall laps with Loeb Jnr or Snr. Expect to pay...exhaust, the works. We had Loeb Jnr show us the ropes, sorry... Read more
	The Far Side of the Moon.(play)(Theater Review) ; (Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, Mass...HOURS, 10 MIN. With: Yves Jacques. Stunningly theatrical, visually...universe. Quebec actor Yves Jacques takes over the dual roles...made a film of it as well). Jacques as Philippe is wry, painfully... Read more
	Marcel Marceau and La Nouvelle Compagnie de Mimodrame.(Theater Review) ; ...and La Nouvelle Compagnie de Mimodrame (Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, Mass.; 556 seats...company members. Lighting, Didier Girard, Jacques Noel; costumes, Noel; masks, Noel, Magali...music, motion and drama--not to mention Jacques Noel's stylish costumes and masks, and... Read more
	Dazzling imagery puts `moon' in orbit.(Arts and Lifestyle) ; ...American Repertory Theatre, at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St...follows Philippe (played by Yves Jacques), a perpetual student who is...weatherman (also played by Jacques). Philippe's fascination with...dancing with a baby astronaut. Jacques' performance is illuminating... Read more
	FOOD, MUSIC ARE KEY INGREDIENTS IN THE NEW SHOW `DWEEZIL & LISA' ; ...Zappa, who is obsessed with making the perfect tomato sauce. Loeb, a baco-vegetarian (even non meat eaters can't resist the...of different foods," he says, on the phone from LA with Loeb. "My mom was a good cook. It became something I was interested...burned over the stove, and eaten as fast as possible." ... Read more
	'Dweezil & Lisa' mixes music and food ; ...Zappa, who is obsessed with making the perfect tomato sauce. Loeb, a baco-vegetarian (even nonmeat eaters can't resist the...of different foods," he says, on the phone from L.A. with Loeb. "My mom was a good cook. It became something I was interested...burned over the stove, and eaten as fast as possible." ... Read more
	Wine: How to buy burgundy ; The cautionary note on the table at O W Loeb's January burgundy tasting was referring...Vincent Dureuil- Janthial, pound(s)109, O W Loeb (OWL), 020-7234 0385, is classy and complex...Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er cru Les Narbantons, Jean- Jacques Girard, pound(s)130, CT (incl duty), and...BBR, LW, is pure richness ... Read more
	TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE ; ...enthralling, beautifully crafted play about the notorious Leopold and Loeb murder case is receiving a powerhouse revival at Victory Gardens...the performances by Jon Mozes (as Leopold) and David New (as Loeb) are riveting. Tickets: (312) 871-3000. Highly recommended...Picking up where Moliere left off, ... Read more

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