I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.

About Edmond H. Fischer

Edmond Henri Fischerwas a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes.

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