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Science of 'Seinfeld'

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University
imageActors Jason Alexander (George), Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry), Michael Richards (Kramer) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine) stand behind bars in a scene during the last days of filming the final episode in Studio City, California, April 3, 1998. David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images

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