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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.

  1. Gerald F. Joyce is in the Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
    Email: gjoyce@scripps.edu

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