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Nature 450, 627 (29 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/450627a; Published online 28 November 2007

Obituary: Leslie Orgel (1927–2007)

Gerald F. Joyce1

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Chemist, molecular biologist and pioneer in the study of the origins of life.

Leslie Orgel was a brilliant man who excelled in two very different scientific areas. So disparate were these fields that most would think his accomplishments were those of two different individuals.

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