by Robyn

johnathanace — 2013-10-22 18:46:45 UTC

·Graduated from University of Rostock

·Served as military physician in the Franco-Prussian War

·Was a teacher at the University of Prague in 1873 and in 1876 he became professor of anatomy at the University of Kiel

·Played a major role in cell research and is credited with the discovery of mitosis

Walter Flemming (1843-1905)

ribboncw2 — 2014-10-21 19:26:06 UTC

Walther Flemming was born in Sachsenberg, Mecklenburg, now in Germany.

He was a military physician during the Franco-Prussian War. Flemming held positions at the University of Prague (1873-76), and at the University of Kiel (1876-1901).

Abigail Morton

abglmrtn — 2014-10-21 19:32:18 UTC

Katie Belliveau

2014-10-21 19:32:44 UTC

1882

abglmrtn — 2014-10-21 19:33:19 UTC

published detailed discription of mitosis in his book:

Zell-substanz, Kern und Zelltheilung (Cell-Substance, Nucleus, and Cell-Division), which was published in 1882.

1879

2014-10-21 19:38:49 UTC

In 1879, Flemming used aniline dyes, a by-product of coal tar, to stain cells of salamander embryos. He was able to visualize the threadlike material as the cells divide.

2014-10-21 19:40:51 UTC

He saw that chromosomes were "doubled" when they appeared in prophase, and "solved" the problem of chromosomal partitioning between mother and daughter cells.

abglmrtn — 2014-10-21 19:42:43 UTC

abglmrtn — 2014-10-21 19:44:47 UTC

first to devote his time to cytology: the study of chromosomes

some of his findings:

abglmrtn — 2014-10-21 19:53:21 UTC

-mitosis is a natural event

-the sequence of events for mitosis

-all cells arise from pre-existing cells

developed termiology:

abglmrtn — 2014-10-21 19:54:21 UTC

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase