Alexis Carrel was born in Lyons, France, and brought up by his devout Roman Catholic mother after his father, a textile manufacturer, died when Alexis was five. Carrel expressed an early interest in science by dissecting birds and conducting chemistry...

The French-American surgeon and Nobel Prize winner Alexis Carrel (1873-1944) developed surgical techniques that marked the beginning of modern work in transplanting organs. Alexis Carrel was born in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, France, on June 28, 1873. He...

Alexis Carrel was an innovative surgeon whose experiments with the transplantation and repair of body organs led to advances in the field of surgery and the art of tissue culture. An original and creative thinker, Carrel was the first to develop a...

1873-1944 French Physician and Surgeon Alexis Carrel is recognized for making advances in surgery and promoting interest in organ transplants. He received the 1912 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for his development of a technique to sew blood...

Alexis Carrel (June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon, biologist and eugenicist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912. He was also a member of Jacques Doriot's Parti Populaire Français (PPF), the most...

Byline: Stephen J. Lyons Special to the Star Tribune The idea that any randy pair in possession of a six-pack and a backseat can create another human being has always been, well, frankly depressing. Perhaps some screening is in order? But...

Alexie at best, worst in latest collection By ERIC BRAZIL San Francisco Examiner Sunday, August 13, 2000 At age 33, with two novels, two short-story collections, nine books of poetry and a screenplay to his credit, Sherman Alexie is not...