FRANKLIN
\fɹˈaŋklɪn], \fɹˈaŋklɪn], \f_ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_k_l_ɪ_n]\
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printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
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a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.