4 5 / http :// www . bio bas ics . gc . ca / eng lish / View . asp ? x = 7 9 9 ▁http :// the ag ric os . com / t issue - c ulture / som atic - emb ry ogen esis / ▁http :// pass el . un l . edu / Image / site Images / S om atic Em b ry o 1 3 Ste ps . gif ▁ ▁Category : Cell ▁culture ▁Category : Em b ry ology ▁Category : Bi ote chn ology <0x0A> </s> ▁E . ▁W . ▁Bed ford ▁( 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁– ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British - born ▁C ey lon ▁tea ▁plan ter . ▁ ▁Bed ford ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁at ▁Forest ▁Gate , ▁London , ▁England . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁C ey lon ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁tea ▁plant ation ▁at ▁K and alo ya , ▁Dol os bage , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Super int endent ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁Indian ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁at ▁Bang al ore ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁until ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁War ▁History ▁Training ▁School . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁S app