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In the early 1950s, during the near avalanche of discoveries, rediscoveries, and redefinitions of subcellular components made possible by electron microscopy, those prospecting in this newly opened field were faced with the problem of what to do with their newly acquired wealth.

~George Emil Palade

Topics: Acquired Avalanche Components Discoveries Early Electron Faced Field Made Near Newly Opened Possible Problem Those Wealth Were 1950S

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In 1973, I left the Rockefeller University to join the Yale University Medical School. The main reason for the move was my belief that the time had come for fruitful interactions between the new discipline of Cell Biology and the traditional fields of interest of medical schools, namely Pathology and Clinical Medicine.

~George Emil Palade

Topics: Belief Between Biology Cell Clinical Come Discipline Fields Fruitful Had Interactions Interest Join Left Main Main Reason Medical Medical School Medicine Move Namely New Pathology Reason Rockefeller School Schools Time Traditional University Yale

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My father, Emil Palade, was professor of philosophy, and my mother, Constanta Cantemir-Palade, was a teacher. The family environment explains why I acquired early in life great respect for books, scholars and education.

~George Emil Palade

Topics: Acquired Books Early Education Environment Explains Family Father Great Great Respect Life Mother Philosophy Professor Respect Scholars Teacher Why

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Since my high school years, I have been interested in history, especially in Roman history, a topic on which I have read rather extensively. The Latin that goes with this kind of interest proved useful when I had to generate a few terms and names for cell biology.

~George Emil Palade

Topics: Been Biology Cell Few Generate Goes Had High High School History Interest Interested Kind Latin Names Proved Rather Read Roman School Since Terms Topic Useful Which Years

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We finally understand in general terms how a cell is organized, how its specialized organs function in a well integrated manner to insure its survival and replication.

~George Emil Palade

Topics: Cell Finally Function General How Insure Integrated Manner Organized Organs Specialized Survival Terms Understand Well

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For a scientist, it is a unique experience to live through a period in which his field of endeavour comes to bloom - to be witness to those rare moments when the dawn of understanding finally descends upon what appeared to be confusion only a while ago - to listen to the sound of darkness crumbling.

~George Emil Palade

Topics: Appeared Bloom Confusion Crumbling Darkness Dawn Descend Endeavour Experience Field Finally His Listen Live Moments Only Period Rare Scientist Sound Those Through Understanding Unique Which While Witness

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Biography

Nationality: Romanian

Type: Scientist

Born: November 19th, 1912

Died: October 8th, 2008

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