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Ellsworth Dougherty
American botanist (1921–1965) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ellsworth C. Dougherty (July 21, 1921 – 1965) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans in the laboratory, with Victor Nigon, in the 1940s.[1][2][3] He did most of his studies and medical work in California.
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Mount Dougherty is a mountain range in Antarctica named after Ellsworth Dougherty.
The specific epithet given to the nematode species Caenorhabditis doughertyi is also a tribute to E. Dougherty.
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