“What is the best scientific paper ever published?”

“What is the best scientific paper ever published?” January 9, 2017

 

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Here’s a clue: The “winning entrant” did not involve Allium cepa cells after fixing with KMnO4 in a dark field  (Image from Wikimedia Commons)

 

This question could undoubtedly be debated forever, and it could potentially be answered in hundreds of different ways.

 

See whether you can guess in advance the answer given by the writer of this article.

 

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2017/01/09/what_is_the_best_scientific_paper_ever_published.html

 

I didn’t guess correctly.  See if you can beat me.

 

For background on the author of the winning paper, see here.

 

 


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