EE Just: The Groundbreaking Biologist History Almost Forgot | PBS SoCal
Journalist Bonnie Boswell travels to Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., to explore the life and legacy of pioneering biologist Ernest Everett Just, one of her distant relatives. Her journey begins at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, where Just conducted many of his pioneering experiments. There she speaks with Director Nipam Patel about the discoveries that reshaped scientific understanding of the relationship between the cell and its environment. In Boston, she meets MIT Professor Kenneth Manning, acclaimed author of The Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, to learn about Just's groundbreaking contributions to biology. Her journey concludes in Washington, D.C., with former Howard University biology professor Dr. W. Malcolm Byrnes, who reflects on Just's extraordinary career and enduring influence. Together, these conversations reveal how Just's research led him to a profound conclusion: that all life is fundamentally interconnected, a message that remains as relevant today as it was a century ago.
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