Tissue culture

Tadpole tissue was kept alive and Harrison found that nerve fibers grew from it. He was able to study the protoplasmic movements within the fibers, and this served as the foundation for later studies on nerve physiology.
 Ross Granville Harrison United States 1907 Tissue culture

Tadpole tissue was kept alive and Harrison found that nerve fibers grew from it. He was able to study the protoplasmic movements within the fibers, and this served as the foundation for later studies on nerve physiology.