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I think of evolution as an error-making and error-correcting process, and we are constantly learning from experience.
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
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Virologist
New York City
New York
Jonas Edward Salk
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