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“It seems far simpler to go ahead and say that the epic is a fantastic myth, that happens to be true of the material Universe, that other myths are true in terms of their cultural meaning, and that there's absolutely no problem with holding more than one story, just as there's no problem with viewing the sunset in terms of planetary rotation and spectra and nuclear fusions one moment and as visual splendor the next.”

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Ursula Goodenough

Ursula Goodenough is a renowned American biologist born on March 16, 1943. She has made significant contributions to the fields of molecular biology and developmental biology, particularly in the area of plant gene expression regulation. more

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