CREATION OF LIFE. “In late 1899, a number of newspapers reported Loeb’s first announcement of artificial parthenogenesis. The headline in the Boston Herald was typical: “Creation of Life. Startling Discovery of Prof. Loeb. Lower Animals Produced by Chemical Means. Process May Apply to Human Species. Immaculate Conception Explained. Wonderful Experiments Conducted at Woods Hole.” Loeb rapidly moved from being a professor known only in narrow academic circles to a major scientist and eminent, even notorious, public figure.”
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