Quote by: John Tyler Bonner

In the seventeenth century, it was held by some that inside a human sperm there was a minute human being - a homunculus - that was planted inside the womb. Development consisted of the miniature homunculus enlarging and passing through birth and on to maturity-just like inflating a balloon.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Tyler Bonner
  • DescriptionAmerican biologist
  • BornMay 12, 1920
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBiologist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship