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Franz Moewus (died May 30, 1959) was a German biologist who studied the algae Chlamydomonas, one species of which is named for him (Chlamydomonas moewusii). His work was later called into question due to other scientists being unable to reproduce his results.

References

  • Watson, James D. (2003). Genes, Girls and Gamow. OUP Oxford. p. 86. ISBN  978-0-19-164742-0.
  • Sapp, Jan (1990). Where the Truth Lies: Franz Moewus and the Origins of Molecular Biology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN  978-0-521-36751-6.