McNicholl, B., Egan-Mitchell, B., Murray, J. P., Doyle, J. F., Kennedy, J. D. and Crome, L. (1970). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 421. Cerebrocosto-mandibular syndrome: a new familial developmental disorder. Three sibs with a hitherto unreported syndrome are described, the main features being mental handicap, palatal defects, micrognathia, and severe costovertebral defects, involving se...

E ugene Patrick Kennedy died peacefully at his Cambridge home, age 92 years, on September 22, 2011. He was a giant of 20th century biochemistry, and his pioneering studies of lipid biosynthesis and function were a foundation of modern cell biology. He was also a man of immense intellect and genuine modesty, a devoted teacher who inspired his many students and colleagues, and a loving father, gr...