1998年9月3日瑞士航空公司第111航班飞机失事，遇难乘客229人，世界著名细胞学家汤马斯·克列斯也名列其中。他年方46岁，正当生命和事业的高峰──他刚刚成为父亲，刚被任命为日内瓦大学生物系主任。克列斯在本世纪对年代进入细胞生物学领域，正值这一学科发生迅速变化之时。 On September 3, 1998, Swissair’s 111th plane crashed and 229 passengers were killed. The world famous cytologist Thomas Klaus was also named. He is 46 years old, right at the height of his life and career - he has just become a father and has just been appointed Director of Biology at the University of Geneva. Kleins entered the field of cell biology in the age of this century, at a time when the subject is rapidly changing.