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Aug 2021
46m 18s

Robert Lefkowitz: A Soldier of Science

Alan Alda
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Nobel prizewinner Bob Lefkowitz tells the story of an extraordinary group of young physicians chosen to work at the National Institutes of Health during the Vietnam War. Their brief time there transformed medical research and saved millions of lives. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid 
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