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How A Scientist's Slick Discovery Helped Save Preemies' Lives

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Researcher John Clements in the early 1980s, after he figured out that lungs need surfactants to breathe. (David Powers/Courtesy of UCSF)
Researcher John Clements in the early 1980s, after he figured out that lungs need surfactants to breathe. (David Powers/Courtesy of UCSF)

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