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G. Donald Whedon
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LOCATION: Clearwater Beach, FL, United States

BIOGRAPHY

Medical research consultant. Director, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, 1962–81.

Primary Contributions (1)
Examine how a composite of collagen proteins and calcium can support a load of one ton
Bone, rigid body tissue consisting of cells embedded in an abundant hard intercellular material. The two principal components of this material, collagen and calcium phosphate, distinguish bone from such other hard tissues as chitin, enamel, and shell. Bone tissue makes up the individual bones of…
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