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Spallanzani, Lazzaro (läd`dzärō späl-läntsä`nē), 1729–99, Italian naturalist. He was professor at the universities of Modena (1763–69) and Pavia (from 1769). Spallanzani studied regeneration, fertilization, and the digestive action of saliva; using heat-sterilized cultures, he performed experiments that disproved J. T. Needham's theory of spontaneous generation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Dr Nicastri is an infectious disease physician at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases IRCCS Lazzaro Spallanzani in Rome, Italy. Her discussion of the important ovist Lazzaro Spallanzani begins with a mention of his education by a female professor at the University of Bologna, Laura Bassi (also the mother of eight children) (p. In 1767, Lazzaro Spallanzani reported the ability salamanders to regenerate limbs, not just their tails. |
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