From chemistry to fruit flies: An unpredictable series of fortunate conversations

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Sara Cherry

* E-mail: cherrys@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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