RETROSPECTIVE:
Edward I. Stiefel (1942-2006)
François M. M. Morel and John T. Groves
E. I. Stiefel was a bioinorganic chemist whose insights into the roles of metals in living systems have led to practical applications and new research ideas.
The authors are in the Department of Geosciences and Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. E-mail: morel{at}princeton.edu; jtgroves{at}princeton.edu