Who was Ernest Everett Just and why was he important?
Ernest Everett Just (August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941) was a pioneering black U.S. biologist. Just spent his adult life collecting, classifying, and caring for his marine specimens. He believed that scientists should study whole cells under normal conditions, rather than simply breaking them apart in a laboratory setting. Just’s primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms.
