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The Toolmaker’s Mind
Clifford Brangwynne marries engineering and biology in a quest to understand the inner workings of the cell
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By Carmen Drahl 07
The best way to learn how intensely Princeton bioengineer Clifford P. Brangwynne approaches life is to catch him playing hockey at Baker Rink. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, he had a standing noontime game. He’s played since childhood, mostly defense. At Baker, he might be fending off collaborator and friend Mikko Haataja, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton and a formidable forward. “When you play intense sports, that’s the only thing that’s consciously on your mind,” Brangwynne says. With skates on, he gets in the zone. And when Cliff Brangwynne gets in the zone, there’s no stopping him. ....

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