The second half of the 20th century was a golden age of molecular biology, and it was one … - E. O. Wilson

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E. O. Wilson

The second half of the 20th century was a golden age of molecular biology, and it was one of the golden ages of the history of science. Molecular biology was so successful and made such a powerful alliance with the medical scientists that the two together just flourished. And they continue to flourish.

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