Abstract
Ernest McCulloch was attracted to medicine because of the independence the profession offered, and his colleagues say his independent nature—along with a flourishing scientific imagination—were key to his co-discovery of stem cells. “One of his characteristics is that he just doesn't accept dogma, he really actively resists it in fact”, said James Till, who shared the 2005 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research with McCulloch for their 1960 discovery. “He would ask awkward questions all the time and insist on getting an answer.”
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