Background
She was a daughter of Polish Army general, Franciszek Ksawery Latinik and his wife Helena.
She was a daughter of Polish Army general, Franciszek Ksawery Latinik and his wife Helena.
She graduated in philosophy from Jagiellonian University and later went to Station biologique de Roscoff for scientific practice. In 1927 she received Doctor of Philosophy and Godlewski was her promoter.
She had two sisters: Anna (1902–1969) and Antonina (1906–1989). After she returned to Poland, she was an assistant of professor Emil Godlewski Junior. in his laboratory. She was working on amphibian regeneration.
Until 1938 she was an assistant of professor Henryk Hoyer.
She published two popular science books: Krążenie pierwiastków w przyrodzie (The Circulation of Elements in Nature, Książnica-Atlas, Warszawa, 1938) and Regeneracja, odtwarzanie utraconych części ciała (Regenaration of body parts, Czytelnik, Łódź, 1950). Foreign many years she was publishing short articles in Wszechświat, a popular science monthly.
On 18 January 1945, which was the last day of German occupation in Krakow, she went to the window to open it to prevent it from breaking in case of a bomb explosion. At the same time there was an explosion outside and she was wounded by a shrapnel.
She survived, however a piece of iron remained in her head for the rest of her life.
Vetulani lost power over her left hand and her eyesight was reduced. She died on 5 February 1975 and was buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery.