Biggest Nobel Losers In History - The Yale Record
Bjørngenstern “BB” Bjørnsønne –– 1928 Nobel Laureate for Physiology Bjørnsønne’s research on animal genetics is often overshadowed by the circumstances of his death. Despite his name directly translating to “Beargenstern Son of Bear,” Bjørnsønne was mauled by his main research subject and dearest friend, a grizzly bear named Rocco. This was decidedly the lamest thing
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