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Biology Backstories Jeffrey Rubel
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- Science
The people and stories behind some of biology's greatest discoveries.
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DNA Replication: A Perfect Pair
The backstory behind DNA replication: A summer in coastal Massachusetts, some nitrogen isotopes, and two years of experimentation.
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Membranes: A Ball of Jelly
The backstory behind cell membranes: A wine merchant and his gray ball of gelatin.
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Osmosis: Fifteen Million Gallons
The backstory behind osmosis: An eighteenth century man, his pig bladder, and John F. Kennedy's call for clean drinking water.
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Vitalism: Lustrous White Flakes
The backstory behind the death of organic chemistry: Friedrich Wöhler and his accidental creation of urine.
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