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People don't realize that molecules themselves are somewhat hypothetical, and that their interactions are more so, and that the biological reactions are even more so.
Kary Mullis
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Kary Mullis
Age: 74 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 28
Died: 2019
Died: August 7
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Kary Banks Mullis
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