Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
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)