Michael Sporn: A legacy of greater knowledge

Elie Dolgin • August 17, 2017

For the love of discovery, a biochemist freely shared the research which laid the groundwork for widely-used drugs.

At 84, retired biochemist Michael Sporn leads a quiet life in a restored farmhouse nestled in Vermont’s bucolic White River Valley.



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