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itself, in terms of molecular structure. When once we know what the
mo' -1ar architecture of the proteins and other large molecules that carry
physiological activity of the human body is, what the relation of the
stru- i -re of these molecules is to that of the vectors of disease, and of the
drugs, such as penicillin and the sulpha drugs, that serve effectively in pro-
tecting us against infectious disease, what changes in molecular architecture
are associated with the degenerative diseases-then we can attack the problem
of the degenerative diseases in an effective way, using the methods of attack
that are suggested by this knowledge. The study of molecular structure is as
important a part of medical research as is the work of the clinical investigator
in the hospital. We may have confidence that, through the joint efforts of
these research men, working in different fields, further great progress will
be made, leading to a great increase in the well-being and happiness of man.
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