For starters, we have to ask ourselves why we revere rock stars and reality personalities far more than Nobel laureates in science.

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It has now been signed by more than 8, 000 scientists, including 49 Nobel laureates and 63 National Medal of Science recipients.

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The Uruguay-born biochemist scoured Nature and Science, and regularly brainstormed with an entourage that included Nobel laureates Paul Berg, Arthur Kornberg, and Joshua Lederberg the latter two now deceased.

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