The attempt to discover and promulgate the truth is neverth… - Peter Medawar

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The attempt to discover and promulgate the truth is nevertheless an obligation upon all scientists, one that must be persevered in no matter what the rebuffs—for otherwise what is the point in being a scientist?

Peter Medawar

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Sir Peter Medawar (February 28, 1915 – October 2, 1987) was a Brazilian-born English scientist best known for his work on how the immune system rejects or accepts organ transplants. He was co-winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet.

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Native Name: Peter Brian Medawar

Alternative Names: P.B. Medawar • P. B. Medawar • Sir Peter Medawar • Sir Peter Brian Medawar

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