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J. Michael Bishop
American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research.
Born February 22nd, 1936 in York. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2026 at 90 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche