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Nature 420, 363-364 (28 November 2002) | doi:10.1038/420363a

Open Innovation Challenges

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A social activist in genetics

Ute Deichmann1

"Science was puzzle-solving — figuring out mathematical proofs or devising pathways for the synthesis of complex organic compounds — it was fun." The joys of doing science, first experienced in college, motivated Jon Beckwith to become a scientist — and to remain one.