Alfred Hershey
American bacteriologist and geneticist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist.
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Born | Alfred Day Hershey (1908-12-04)December 4, 1908 Owosso, Michigan, US |
Died | May 22, 1997(1997-05-22) (aged 88) |
Alma mater | Michigan State University |
Known for | Proof of DNA as genetic material of life |
Awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1958) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bacteriology, genetics, DNA |
Institutions | Washington University School of Medicine |
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