Howard Markel

Howard Markel, a professor at the University of Michigan, is the author of the forthcoming book, The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA’s Double Helix.

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  1. History Won’t Help Us Now

    We have no historical precedent for this moment.

    Howard Markel
    A photo collage of images from the 1918 influenza pandemic
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