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Werner Arber
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 95 |
Date of birth | June 3,1929 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Granichen |
Switzerland | |
Known for | Restriction enzyme |
restriction endonucleases | |
Job | Geneticist |
Microbiologist | |
Education | ETH Zürich |
University of Geneva | |
Nationality | Swiss |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
Children | Silvia Arber |
Notable student | Daisy Roulland-Dussoix |
Books | Genetic Manipulation: Impact on Man and Society |
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology: Vol. 84 | |
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology / Ergebnisse Der Mikrobiologie und Immunitätsforschung: Volume 68 | |
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology / Ergebnisse Der Mikrobiologie und Immunitätsforschung: Volume 71 | |
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ID | 569655 |
Werner Arber Life story
Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases. Their work would lead to the development of recombinant DNA technology.