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\"BenFranklinBiophys\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Biophysical Journal published<\/strong> Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia\u2019s Favorite Son, was a Membrane Biophysicist<\/a>, written by<\/strong>Da-Neng Wang, Heather Stieglitz, Jennifer Marden, and Lukas Tamm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it first came out,\u00a0this article ranked number one of Top 20 Papers by download.\u00a0You can even \u201cLike\u201d it on Facebook!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 104, Issue 2,<\/a><\/p>\n

287-291, 22 January 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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