In no sense other than an utterly trivial one is reproducti… - Peter Medawar

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In no sense other than an utterly trivial one is reproduction the inverse of chemical disintegration. It is a misunderstanding of genetics to suppose that reproduction is only 'intended' to make facsimiles, for parasexual processes of genetical exchange are to be found in the simplest living things.

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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