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Myths and science fulfill a similar function: they both provide human beings with a representation of the world and of the forces that are supposed to govern it. They both fix the limits of what is considered as possible.

Francois Jacob

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Francois Jacob
Age: 92 †
Born: 1920
Born: June 17
Died: 2013
Died: April 19
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