RASMUS BJORN ANDERSON
\ɹˈazməs bjˈɔːn ˈandəsən], \ɹˈazməs bjˈɔːn ˈandəsən], \ɹ_ˈa_z_m_ə_s b_j_ˈɔː_n ˈa_n_d_ə_s_ə_n]\
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An American author; born in Albion, Wis., Jan. 12, 1846, of Norwegian parents. He was educated at Norwegian Lutheran College, Decorah, Iowa; becoming professor of Scandinavian languages in the University of Wisconsin in 1875-84, and United States minister to Denmark in 1885. His books include: "America not Discovered by Christopher Columbus" (1874); "Norse Mythology" (1875); "Viking Tales of the North" (1877), "Translation of the Younger Edda" (1880); "First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, 1821-40".
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.