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Dr Homer William Smith (January 2, 1895 – March 25, 1962) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 physiologist
Physiology

Physiology is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. Physiology has traditionally been divided between plant physiology and animal and all living things physiology but the principles of physiology are universal, no matter what particular organism is being studied....
 and an advocate for science. His research work focused on the kidney
Kidney

The kidneys are Organ that have numerous biological roles. Their primary role is to maintain the homeostasis balance of bodily fluids by filtering and secreting Metabolomics#Metabolitess and minerals from the blood and excreting them, along with water , as urine....
 and he discovered inulin
Inulin

Inulins are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides produced by many types of plants. They belong to a class of Dietary fibers known as fructans....
 at the same time as A.N. Richards
Alfred Newton Richards

Alfred Newton Richards was an American pharmacologist,Richards was born in Stamford, New York. He served as chairman of the University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology from 1910 to 1946; thereafter he became Professor Emeritus....
. Dr. Smith authored several books including From Fish to Philosopher, Man and His Gods, and The Kidney: Structure and function in health and disease.

Homer Smith's elegant experiments on the kidney in the 1930's proved beyond any doubt that it operated according to physical principles, both as a filter and a secretory organ, eliminating the last vestige of Vitalism
Vitalism

Vitalism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is#a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from biochemical reactions...
 in physiology.








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Dr Homer William Smith (January 2, 1895 – March 25, 1962) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 physiologist
Physiology

Physiology is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. Physiology has traditionally been divided between plant physiology and animal and all living things physiology but the principles of physiology are universal, no matter what particular organism is being studied....
 and an advocate for science. His research work focused on the kidney
Kidney

The kidneys are Organ that have numerous biological roles. Their primary role is to maintain the homeostasis balance of bodily fluids by filtering and secreting Metabolomics#Metabolitess and minerals from the blood and excreting them, along with water , as urine....
 and he discovered inulin
Inulin

Inulins are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides produced by many types of plants. They belong to a class of Dietary fibers known as fructans....
 at the same time as A.N. Richards
Alfred Newton Richards

Alfred Newton Richards was an American pharmacologist,Richards was born in Stamford, New York. He served as chairman of the University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology from 1910 to 1946; thereafter he became Professor Emeritus....
. Dr. Smith authored several books including From Fish to Philosopher, Man and His Gods, and The Kidney: Structure and function in health and disease.

Homer Smith's elegant experiments on the kidney in the 1930's proved beyond any doubt that it operated according to physical principles, both as a filter and a secretory organ, eliminating the last vestige of Vitalism
Vitalism

Vitalism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is#a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from biochemical reactions...
 in physiology.

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