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Selman Abraham Waksman

American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered streptomycin and many antibiotics.

Born July 22nd, 1888 in Nova Priluka.

Died August 16th, 1973 at 85 years old in Woods Hole. [ref]

Occupations
autobiographer, biochemist, biologist, chemist, inventor, microbiologist, pharmacologist, physician, university teacher
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz