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Science 6 May 2005:
Vol. 308. no. 5723, pp. 803 - 804
DOI: 10.1126/science.1113842
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Perspectives

RETROSPECTIVE:
Stanley Joel Korsmeyer (1950-2005)

Timothy J. Ley

Stan Korsmeyer revolutionized the study of oncogenes, cancer, and programmed cell death with his discovery of the oncogene Bcl-2. In a retrospective, Ley discusses the myriad contributions that Stan Korsmeyer made to cell biology while also providing personal insights into this remarkable man.

The author is in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. E-mail: tley{at}im.wustl.edu

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