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instanceOf
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author
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biologist
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evolutionary biologist
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microbiologist
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science communicator
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university professor
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academicDegree
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B.A. in Liberal Arts
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M.S. in Genetics and Zoology
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Ph.D. in Genetics
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awardReceived
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Crafoord Prize
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Darwin–Wallace Medal
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National Medal of Science
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birthName
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Lynn Petra Alexander
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causeOfDeath
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stroke
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child
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Dorion Sagan
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Jeremy Sagan
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1938-03-05
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dateOfDeath
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2011-11-22
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educatedAt
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of Chicago
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
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employer
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Boston University
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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fieldOfWork
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cell biology
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evolutionary biology
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microbiology
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symbiosis research
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fullName
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Lynn Petra Margulis
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influenced
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evolutionary theory on the role of symbiosis
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influencedBy
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Ivan Wallin
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James Lovelock
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Konstantin Mereschkowski
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knownFor
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Gaia hypothesis advocacy
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endosymbiotic theory
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research on symbiosis in evolution
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serial endosymbiosis theory
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work on the origin of eukaryotic cells
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languageOfWorkOrName
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English
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memberOf
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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notableWork
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Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
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Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
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Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
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What Is Life?
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placeOfBirth
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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placeOfDeath
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Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
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positionHeld
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Distinguished University Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Professor of Biology at Boston University
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proposedThat
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chloroplasts originated from free-living photosynthetic bacteria via endosymbiosis
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mitochondria originated from free-living bacteria via endosymbiosis
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spouse
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Carl Sagan
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Thomas N. Margulis
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theoryDeveloped
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serial endosymbiosis theory
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