Theodor Boveri

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Theodor Heinrich Boveri (October 12, 1862–October 15, 1915) was a German biologist whose work with sea urchins showed that it was necessary to have all chromosomes present in order for proper embryonic development to take place. His other significant discovery was the centrosome (1888), which he described as the especial organ of cell division.

He also reasoned that a cancerous tumor begins with a single cell in which the make up of its chromosomes becomes scrambled, causing the cells to divide uncontrollably.

It was only much later in the twentieth century that leading researchers came to believe that Boveri may have been correct.

See also Walter Sutton.

External links

• Wolbert, Peter, Theodor Boveri (1862-1915), Biocenter of the University of Wuerzburg, <http://www.biozentrum2.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/more_infos/theodor_boveri_1862-1915/>. Retrieved on 2007-07-22
• Baltzer, Fritz (1967), Theodor Boveri: The Life of a Great Biologist 1862-1915, <http://www.devbio.com/article.php?ch=7&id=75>. Retrieved on 2007-07-22. Extract published in Gilbert, SF (2006), DevBio: a companion to Developmental Biology, 8th ed., Sinauer AssociatesTemplate:Germany-scientist-stub

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