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UMass: Fulfilling a unique legacy

    April 28, 2012

Before publishing a paper regarded today as a great achievement of 20th-century evolutionary biology, Lynn Margulis faced rejection by over a dozen journals. Her tenacity — paired with an out-of-the-box way of thinking — defined the career of the renowned evolutionary biologist, who died late last year. It would have been ideal if the University of Massachusetts at Amherst could have honored Margulis by ensuring that her research is carried on.

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