Rudolf Schoenheimer
(10 May 1898 - 11 Sep 1941)
German-American biochemist whose technique of “tagging” molecules with radioactive isotopes made it possible to trace the paths of organic substances through animals and plants and revolutionized metabolic studies.
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Science Quotes by Rudolf Schoenheimer (1 quote)
[The] weakness of biological balance studies has aptly been illustrated by comparison with the working of a slot machine. A penny brings forth one package of chewing gum; two pennies bring forth two. Interpreted according to the reasoning of balance physiology, the first observation is an indication of the conversion of copper into gum; the second constitutes proof.
[Co-author with David Rittenberg (1906-70).]
[Co-author with David Rittenberg (1906-70).]
— Rudolf Schoenheimer
'The Application of Isotopes to the Study of Intermediary Metabolism', Science (1938), 87, 222.
See also:
- 10 May - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Schoenheimer's birth.