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Paul Berg

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American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926–2023)

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Paul Berg was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and spent much of his career as a professor at Stanford University. He is historically important for pioneering recombinant DNA technology, which allows scientists to combine genetic material from different sources and laid the foundation for modern genetic engineering and biotechnology.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1926
Died
2023
Works
9

Top works

  • Exploring genetic mechanisms
  • Glossary of terms frequently used in protein chemistry
  • Dealing with genes
  • Stanford Professor's Career in Biochemistry, Science Politics, and the Biotechnology Industry
  • George Beadle, an Uncommon Farmer

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Type
Person
Country
AT
Active from
1885-02-09
Active to
1935-12-24

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Total plays
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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1980

    for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Berg (June 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023) was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University. He received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA".

Berg received his undergraduate education at Penn State University, where he majored in biochemistry. He received his PhD in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. Berg worked as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, in addition to serving as the director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine.

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