Lewis Wolpert (1929-2021)

Cheryll Tickle; Jonathan Slack

doi:10.1126/science.abh0231

Lewis Wolpert (1929-2021)

Cheryll Tickle, Jonathan Slack

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Lewis Wolpert, a towering figure in developmental biology, died on 28 January. He was 91. A charismatic advocate of his science, Lewis originated the concept of positional information to explain the formation of pattern in the development of an embryo. His work played a central role in building the field.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1208-1208
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science (New York, N.Y.)
Volume	371
Issue number	6535
Early online date	19 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh0231
Publication status	Published - 19 Mar 2021

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