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As a child I was not interested in science. I was merely interested in things human, the human side of nature, if you like, and I continue to be interested in that. That's what motivates me.

Jonas Salk

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Jonas Salk
Age: 80 †
Born: 1914
Born: October 28
Died: 1995
Died: June 23
Biologist
Epidemiologist
Immunologist
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Medical Researcher
Physician
Virologist
New York City
New York
Jonas Edward Salk
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