MAXIMILIAN SCHELE DE VERE
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A noted philologist; born near Wexio, Sweden, Nov. 1, 1820; came to the United States in 1843; in 1844 became professor of modern languages and belle-lettres in the University of Virginia. His contributions to the leading magazines have been both literary and scientific. His works include: "Outlines of Comparative Philology" (1853); "Stray Leaves from the Book of Nature" (1856); "Studies in English"; "Glimpses of Europe in 1848"; "Romance of American History"; "Wonders of the Deep"; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.