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When the laureates of the 2023 Kyoto Prize were awarded their medals last month, there was a striking absence. Just weeks before the awards ceremony in Kyoto, Japan, Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi, the world-renowned scientist from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, passed away at age 95. Still, his contribution to the world of science was celebrated by his colleagues and by the international gathering.