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Henry A. Lardy

Agriculture, General and Allied Sciences

Henry A. Lardy (1917 to 2010) was an American biochemist and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose research focused on the mechanisms underlying cellular metabolism. He helped develop the adjustable micropipette still used in laboratories today, contributed to methods for storing and preserving semen that improved livestock artificial insemination, and coined the term cytosol for the fluid inside a cell outside its organelles; he received the Wolf Prize in Agriculture in 1981.

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Birth Year
1917 1
Death Year
2010 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Developed methods for the storage and preservation of livestock semen that advanced artificial insemination in agriculture, during a career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying the mechanisms of cellular metabolism. 1
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  • opening sentence, dates
    Henry A. Lardy (August 19, 1917, August 4, 2010) was a biochemist and professor emeritus in the biochemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • early life section, birthplace
    Professor Lardy was born in Roslyn, South Dakota in 1917.
  • career section, semen preservation
    He also played an important role in developing methods for the storage and preservation of semen, which aided in artificial insemination of livestock.
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