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Osamu Shimomura: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Apr 30, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 15, 2023
Anniversary information added. Aug 23, 2023
Replaced photograph. Aug 08, 2019
He died on October 19, 2018. Oct 24, 2018
Added information about Nobel Prize-winning work. Nov 07, 2011
Added photograph. Aug 04, 2010
New article added. Oct 10, 2008
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