Kary mullis autobiography of miss

Kary Mullis is probably more famous today, posthumously, than he became nearly thirty years ago when he won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. The reason for his fame is the same in both cases: he is the inventor of the Polymerase Chain Reaction, otherwise known as the PCR. Mullis and Dr. Feynman had a great deal in common, including their incomprehensible genius, witty humour, and unapologetic love for women.

He was certainly not the first inventor to augment creativity with a little LSD, and the deputy D. Simpson trial, tried to exploit his occasional LSD use to undermine his credibility.

Kary mullis pcr paper

This is where the real beauty of Kary Mullis shines: he simply did not care what people thought of him or his actions and instead consistently maintained allegiance to his authenticity and integrity. These laudable traits simultaneously bolstered his character and hampered his career, and potentially cut his life short, as he refused to be complicit with or silent about any nefarious acts by his colleagues, and where proof had not been demonstrated, he rebuffed any scientific dogmas.

More likely, they are minding their own livelihoods. What dogmas did he challenge? Global warming for one. Or is it cooling? What about the hole in the ozone? None whatsoever. And today, with propaganda fueling another insidious acronym, history is repeating itself.