Joshua Lederberg - Wikipedia
WebJoshua Lederberg, ForMemRS (May 23, 1925 – February 2, 2008) was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program.
Joshua Lederberg, 82, a Nobel Winner, Dies - The New York Times
WebFeb. 5, 2008. Joshua Lederberg, one of the 20th century’s leading scientists, whose work in bacterial genetics had vast medical implications and led to his receiving a Nobel Prize in 1958, died...
The Lederberg experiment - Understanding Evolution
WebThe Lederberg experiment. In 1952, Esther and Joshua Lederberg performed an experiment that helped show that many mutations are random, not directed. In this experiment, they capitalized on the ease with which bacteria can be grown and maintained. Bacteria grow into isolated colonies on plates.
Joshua Lederberg | American Geneticist & Pioneer in
WebMar 21, 2024 · Joshua Lederberg was an American geneticist and a pioneer in the field of bacterial genetics. He shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (with George W. Beadle and Edward L. Tatum) for discovering the mechanisms of genetic recombination in …
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
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1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Our Scientists
WebJoshua Lederberg, Rockefeller University’s fifth president, won a share of the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries of genetic transfer in bacteria. Through the 1940s, scientific wisdom had it that bacteria do not have genetic mechanisms similar to those of higher organisms.
Biographical Overview | Joshua Lederberg - Profiles in Science
WebJoshua Lederberg's path-breaking research into the molecular mechanisms of gene action made him one of the founders of molecular biology in the 1940s and 1950s. A prodigy who received the Nobel Prize at age 33, he helped lay the groundwork for genetic engineering, modern biotechnology, and genetic approaches to medicine.
Geneticist, Nobel laureate Joshua Lederberg dies at 82
WebFebruary 5, 2008 - By Amy Adams. Joshua Lederberg in 2001. Joshua Lederberg, PhD, winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize for his discovery of how bacteria transfer genes, died Feb. 2 of pneumonia. He was 82. Months after winning the Nobel Prize, Lederberg arrived at the Stanford University School of Medicine to become the chair of genetics in 1959 ...
Joshua Lederberg, Rockefeller's fifth president, dies at 82
WebJoshua Lederberg, University Professor and president emeritus of The Rockefeller University, died from pneumonia Saturday, February 2, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. An adviser to nine United States presidential administrations, he was a distinguished molecular geneticist whose achievements helped lay the foundation for the current ...
Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008) | Nature
WebMar 26, 2008 · Lederberg, who died on 2 February 2008, became a brilliant biologist and an exceptional leader whose influence extended to space science and computing. He was educated at Stuyvesant High School,...
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