Noun
Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
Source: WordNetAnd even knowing this, DeVries accepted the deal because it was for medical advancement. Source: Internet
After two years of experiments, doctor DeVries and his colleagues tried to obtain the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approval. Source: Internet
Before his retirement, in 1999, doctor DeVries decided, in 1988, to go back to traditional cardiovascular surgery. Source: Internet
DeVries felt that the best way to concede the dilemma was to have people understand that the TAH was not a permanent solution but just a temporary substitution for a diseased heart. Source: Internet
DeVries (1992), p. 283 In the Mediterranean, naval warfare in the Middle Ages was similar to that under late Roman Empire: fleets of galleys would exchange missile fire and then try to board bow first to allow marines to fight on deck. Source: Internet
DeVries not only restored the oscilloclast to working order, but developed a transistorized version for his client which he called a "pulsed oscillator". Source: Internet