Eduardo D. P. De Robertis (11 December 1913 – 31 May 1988) was an

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and

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. He had a long and prolific scientific career, and was a co-discoverer of cell

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s in 1953. De Robertis was the son of an

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immigrant and his son

Edward M. De Robertis Edward Michael De Robertis (born June 6, 1947) is an American embryologist and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. His work has contributed to the finding of conserved molecular processes of embryonic inductions that result i ...

is also a noted biologist. In 1981, De Robertis became a founding member of the

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1913 births 1988 deaths Argentine people of Italian descent 20th-century Argentine physicians Argentine biologists Founding members of the World Cultural Council 20th-century biologists {{Argentina-scientist-stub