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In this essay, Jean Dausset recalls experiments in which he mixed blood derivatives from different patients and observed clumping of white blood cells.

In this essay, Luc Montagnier, then the director of the virology department at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and his colleagues describe the experiments proving that a retrovirus is the causative agent.

In this essay, published in 1958, Robert Breslow recalls how he used a nascent technology to capture the subatomic properties of a key reaction.

In this essay, published in 1980, Nathan Kaliss describes the experiments that opened the door to developing immunosuppressants for organ transplant and cancer immunotherapy.

In this edited essay, published in 1979, neuropharmacologist Arvid Carlsson recalls a 1958 paper describing a method for quantifying adrenaline and noradrenalin in tissue extracts.

In this essay, published in 1979, biochemist Henry Lardy recalls a 1958 paper describing his discovery of three antibiotics that could be used to study cellular respiration.

In this essay, published in 1985, Mahlon Hoagland describes his experiments that led to the discovery of transfer RNA.

In this essay, published in 1980, Seymour Cohen describes the experiments that led to the development of tumor-fighting agents.

In this essay, published in 1978, a biochemist and microscopist describes his 1958 paper describing a new technique for preparing thin sections for the electron microscope.

In this essay, published in 1977, a virologist recalls his 1958 paper describing a modified technique for immunofluorescence.

In the essay, Arnold Martin Katz recalls his 1959 paper describing a modified method for the separation of peptides on filter paper.