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Sometimes a good idea comes to you when you are not looking for it. Through an improbable combination of coincidence, naivete and lucky mistakes.
Kary Mullis
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Kary Mullis
Age: 74 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 28
Died: 2019
Died: August 7
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Molecular Biologist
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North Carolina
Kary Banks Mullis
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