Edward Tatum
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Edward Tatum was an American geneticist who made fundamental discoveries about how genes work by studying bread mold in the 1940s, showing that genes control the production of specific proteins in living organisms. His work revolutionized our understanding of genetics at the molecular level and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, establishing the foundation for modern molecular biology.
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- 1909-12-14
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- 1975-11-05
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Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism. The other half of that year's award went to Joshua Lederberg. Tatum was an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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1909 births1975 deaths20th-century American peopleAcademics from Boulder, ColoradoAcademics from ChicagoAmerican geneticistsAmerican Nobel laureatesDrosophilistsMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in Physiology or MedicineRockefeller University faculty