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“In trying to evaluate Hopkins' unique contribution to biochemistry it may perhaps be said that he alone amongst his contemporaries succeeded in formulating the subject. Among others whose several achievements in their own fields may have surpassed his, no one has ever attempted to unify and correlate biochemical knowledge so as to form a comprehensible picture of the cell and its relation to life, reproduction and function.”

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Marjory Stephenson
Marjory Stephenson

Marjory Stephenson was a historical figure of an unknown profession/category. She was born on January 24, 1885, and passed away on December 12, 1948. more

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