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He coined the term cytoskeleton (cytosquelette) in 1931. He held radical epigenetic views. He was a critic of the mutationist theory of evolution.
His views have been described as a "biochemical Lamarckism".
He coined the term cytoskeleton (cytosquelette) in 1931. He held radical epigenetic views. He was a critic of the mutationist theory of evolution.
His views have been described as a "biochemical Lamarckism".
In his 90s, he published a trilogy in which he describes his position on life process and living being: Le vivant créateur de son évolution (The living being is the creator of his own evolution) (1962), Le développement du vivant par lui-même (The self-development of the living being) (1963), and L"existence délivrée de l"existentialisme (Existence delivered from existentialism) (1965).