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“If you can modify a cell, it's only a short step to modifying a mouse, and if you can modify a mouse, it's only a step to modifying a higher animal, even man.”

Quote by Erwin Chargaff

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Erwin Chargaff, born on August 11, 1905 in Austria and died on June 20, 2002 in the United States, was a renowned biochemist known for his contributions to the study of DNA structure. more

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