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Elof Carlson is Distinguished Teaching Professor at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. A geneticist with an interest in the history of science, Dr. Carlson was one of Hermann Muller's graduate students.
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hermann muller, elof, history of science, x ray, geneticist, mutations
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- The importance of Muller's paper on X-ray mutations, part 1.
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- The importance of Muller's paper on X-ray mutations, part 2.
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- Muller's views on eugenics.
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- 16601. Video 27: Elof Carlson, clip 1
- Muller's reductionist approach to science.
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- 16590. Gallery 27: Hermann Muller, child portrait
- A young Hermann Muller.
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- Hermann Muller in his lab in Austin.
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- 16588. Animation 27: Mutations are changes in genetic information.
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