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“I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.”

Quote by Jonas Salk

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Jonas Salk was a renowned medical researcher, best known for his contributions to vaccine development. His most famous achievement was the invention of the polio vaccine, which significantly reduced the incidence of the disease. more

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