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sealed vessels separated by a wall of glass, then introduced a lethal virus | sealed vessels separated by a wall of glass, then introduced a lethal virus | ||
in one of the chambers which killed the colony of cells inside it. The | in one of the chambers which killed the colony of cells inside it. The | ||
- | second colony remained wholly unaffected. However, when they re- | + | second colony remained wholly unaffected. However, when they replaced |
- | placed | + | |
killing viruses to one of the colonies, the Soviet scientists were astonished to see that the second colony also met the same fate as the first, | killing viruses to one of the colonies, the Soviet scientists were astonished to see that the second colony also met the same fate as the first, | ||
even though the viruses could not possibly have penetrated the barrier. | even though the viruses could not possibly have penetrated the barrier. | ||
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Since **ordinary glass does not permit ultraviolet rays to pass but quartz | Since **ordinary glass does not permit ultraviolet rays to pass but quartz | ||
glass does**, it seemed to the Soviet scientists that here was a key to the | glass does**, it seemed to the Soviet scientists that here was a key to the | ||
- | mystery. They recalled that Gurwitsch had theorized that onion cells | + | mystery. They recalled that **Gurwitsch had theorized that onion cells |
- | could emit ultraviolet rays, and they resurrected his ideas from the limbo | + | could emit ultraviolet rays**, and they resurrected his ideas from the limbo |
to which they had been consigned in the 1930s. Working with an | to which they had been consigned in the 1930s. Working with an | ||
electronic eye amplified by a photomultiplier and registered by a self- | electronic eye amplified by a photomultiplier and registered by a self- |