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Nature 431, 143 (9 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431143a; Published online 8 September 2004

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Obituary:  Edward B. Lewis (1918–2004)

Matthew P. Scott1 & Peter A. Lawrence2

Ed Lewis, who died on 21 July at the age of 86, is remembered by all who knew him as a brilliant, eccentric and kindly scientist. He was a pioneer in exploring how genes design and build animals.

  1. Matthew P. Scott is in the Departments of Developmental Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5439, USA.
    e-mail: Email: scott@pmgm2.stanford.edu
  2. Peter A. Lawrence is in the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.
    e-mail: Email: pal@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk

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