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Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.
Daniel Nathans (born Oct. 30, 1928, Wilmington, Del., U.S.—died Nov. 16, 1999, Baltimore, Md.) was an American microbiologist who was corecipient, with Hamilton Othanel Smith of the United States and Werner Arber of Switzerland, of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978 was awarded jointly to Werner Arber, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton O. Smith "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics"
Daniel Nathans was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to molecular genetics. He used these enzymes to map the genome of the SV40 virus and other DNA molecules.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978 was awarded jointly to Werner Arber, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton O. Smith "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics"
Nov 18, 1999 · Dr. Daniel Nathans, a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who pioneered the use of scalpels in analyzing DNA, a technique that helped create the biotechnology industry, died on Tuesday at his home in...
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Choosing Research, 1955-1962. Daniel Nathans had an early interest in, and aptitude for, science and math, and majored in chemistry at the University of Delaware. His father, who very much wanted a doctor in the family, strongly encouraged his youngest child to channel this interest into medicine. Nathans later recalled that he chose the ...
