Profile: Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
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Immunologist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, the discoverer of the SPf66 malaria vaccine, enjoys the status of a national hero in Colombia. Research findings which show that the vaccine does not work do not bother him because he believes that he will be proven right in the end.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Young cells in old brains
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Research carried out by neurobiologist Elizabeth Gould at Princeton University into neurogenesis is described. The results of her experiments suggest that new neurons can grow in certain areas of primates' brains
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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Profile: Patricia D. Moehlman (jackel researcher supports role for Tanzanians in wildlife research and management)
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Patricia D. Moehlman's wildlife research in Tanzania has fostered the belief that Tanzanians should be involved in wildlife research and conservation in their own country.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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