ABSTRACT
This retrospective recounts the hunt for the mechanism of mitochondrial ATP synthesis, the early days of research on mitochondrial formation, and some of the colorful personalities dominating these often dramatic and emotional efforts. The narrative is set against the backdrop of postwar Austria and Germany and the stream of young scientists who had to leave their countries to receive postdoctoral training abroad. Many of them--including the author--chose the laboratory of a scientist their country had expelled a few decades before. The article concludes with some thoughts on the uniqueness of U.S. research universities and a brief account of the struggles to revive science in Europe.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bioquímica
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Mitocôndrias
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article