Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Efraim Racker
Born: June 28, 1913
Died: September 9, 1991 (aged 78)
Bio: Efraim Racker was an Austrian biochemist who was responsible for identifying and purifying Factor 1, the first part of the ATP synthase enzyme to be characterised. F1 is only a part of a larger ATP synthase complex known as Complex V.
Known for:
- Mechanisms in bioenergetics (1965)
- Science and the cure of diseases (1979)
- Membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts (1970)