Yves Delage was a French

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 zoologist known for his work into invertebrate

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 physiology

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 and anatomy

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. He also discovered the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear. He is also famous for noting and preparing a speech on the Turin Shroud, arguing in favour of its authenticity. Delage estimated the probability that the image on the shroud was not caused by the body of Jesus Christ as 1 in 10 billion.

He became the director of the Station Biologique de Roscoff

Station biologique de Roscoff

The Station biologique de Roscoff is a french marine biology and oceanography research and teaching center. Founded by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers in 1872, it is at the present time affiliated to the Université Pierre et Marie Curie , the Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers et de...

in 1901.