Crystal clear
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The author discusses the achievements of Peter Kwong, a high school dropout who explained the structures of some of the nature's toughest proteins. Kwong's work has been very useful in understanding the AIDS virus and has also helped in the development of the most optimal HIV vaccines.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2008
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It's not just about innovation
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The author discusses the practical and scientific value of the various new ideas and innovations that are continuously being developed by numerous people everyday. He says that an idea is funded only when the reviewer is convinced that the innovation will actually work practically.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2008
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Telling science's stories
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The author demonstrates that most of the biologists utilize the information shared between the scientists verbally for their researches. The literature and the published papers are found to be highly superficial and hence are not of much use.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2008
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