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Also Known As Francisco José Ayala
Born March 12, 1934 • Madrid • Spain
Died March 3, 2023 (aged 88) • Newport Beach • California
Awards And Honors Templeton Prize (2010) • National Medal of Science (2002)
Notable Works “Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion”
Subjects Of Study vinegar fly • Darwinism • evolution • natural selection • protozoan

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