Christian de Duve
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Nobel Laureate

Christian de Duve, who is interviewed in "Life in the Universe," won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for his work in the field of subcellular biology. His 2002 book, "Life Evolving," provides some of the groundwork for "Life in the Universe." De Duve believes that the basic building blocks for life exist in many far-flung corners of the Universe.

The Nobel Laureate founded the International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology (ICP), which he headed until 1991 and where he is currently pursuing his investigations into the origins of life.

Holder of a number of awards, he is a member of several of the most prestigious academic societies in the world. In 1989 he was raised to the rank of Viscount by the King of Belgium. He is also the author of widely praised essays such as "Guided Tour of the Living Cell" (1984), "The Blueprint of a Cell" (1991), and "Vital Dust: Life as a Cosmic Imperative" (1995) which John Polanyi has thus summarized: "Obligatory reading for the living."

Source: futurefoundation.org/board/deduve