Mark Wheelis


Mark L. Wheelis is an American microbiologist. Wheelis is currently a professor in the College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis. Carl Woese and Otto Kandler with Wheelis wrote the important paper that proposed a change from the Two-empire system of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes to the Three-domain system of the domains Eukaryota, Bacteria and Archaea.
Wheelis's research interests include the history of biological warfare. He co-authored The Cartoon Guide to Genetics. Wheelis provided the scientific knowledge and text, while Gonick contributed the illustrations and humor.

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