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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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)