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All of today's DNA, strung through all the cells of the earth, is simply an extension and elaboration of [the] first molecule.
All of today's DNA, strung through all the cells of the earth, is simply an extension and elaboration of [the] first molecule.
Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
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- Lewis Thomas
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- Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Lewis Thomas: life dates 1913 to 1993. Wikidata Q3124100, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124100 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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