RAFAEL NUNEZ
\ɹˌɑːfa͡ɪˈɛl nˈʌnɛz], \ɹˌɑːfaɪˈɛl nˈʌnɛz], \ɹ_ˌɑː_f_aɪ_ˈɛ_l n_ˈʌ_n_ɛ_z]\
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President of Colombia; born in Carthagena, Sept. 28, 1825. He is a brilliant writer, and his poems rank high in Spanish literature. The most widely known are: "Que Sais-je?\"; "Dulce Ignorancia"; "Todavia and Moises". His publications include: "Ensayos de Critica Social" (1876); "La Reforma Politica en Colombia" (1885).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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.