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“I was just so interested in what I was doing I could hardly wait to get up in the morning and get at it. One of my friends, a geneticist, said I was a child, because only children can't wait to get up in the morning to get at what they want to do." - Dr. Barbara McClintock”

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Book:A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock

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A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock

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Evelyn Fox Keller

Evelyn Fox Keller is a renowned physicist known for her contributions to the intersection of quantum mechanics and biology. She played a significant role in the physics community in the latter half of the 20th century, particularly in the study of quantum entanglement and quantum computing. more

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