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Daniel Nathans

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Daniel Nathans

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American microbiologist

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Daniel Nathans was an American individual who lived from October 30, 1928, to November 16, 1999. He is recognized in the Nobel Medicine collection and the Nobel Laureates collection, having received one Nobel Prize. Additionally, he is included in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

Nathans has an Erdős number of 4 and is associated with five works. His profile is referenced by 668 other encyclopedia articles.

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Type
Person
Country
US

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Key facts

Preceded by
William C. Richardson
Succeeded by
William R. Brody
Born
( 1928-10-30 ) October 30, 1928, Wilmington , Delaware , U.S
Died
November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16) (aged 71), Baltimore , Maryland , U.S
Spouse
Joanne Gomberg
Children
Benjamin Nathans (son)
Education
University of Delaware ( BS ), Washington University in St. Louis ( MD )
Awards
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1976) , Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978) , National Medal of Science (1993)

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1978

    for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics

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Encyclopedic overview

Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. Along with American researcher Hamilton Smith and Swiss researcher Werner Arber, he shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.

Early life and education

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