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George Wells Beadle (October 22, 1903 – June 9, 1989) was an American geneticist. In 1958 he shared one-half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum for their discovery of the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells.
George Wells Beadle (born Oct. 22, 1903, Wahoo, Neb., U.S.—died June 9, 1989, Pomona, Calif.) was an American geneticist who helped found biochemical genetics when he showed that genes affect heredity by determining enzyme structure. He shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg.
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Mar 14, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of George Wells Beadle, a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who studied corn, fruit flies, and funguses. Discover how he developed the one gene-one enzyme hypothesis and contributed to the understanding of gene regulation and development.
Learn about George Beadle, a Nobel Prize winning American geneticist who discovered how genes regulate biochemical events in cells. Find out his early life, career, research, awards and personal life.
Jan 1, 2004 · A biography of George W. Beadle, a pioneer of genetics who studied maize, Drosophila, and Neurospora. Learn about his discoveries, achievements, and legacy in this article by his colleagues and admirers.
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Dec 1, 2004 · George Beadle: from genes to proteins. Maxine Singer & Paul Berg. Nature Reviews Genetics 5 , 949–954 ( 2004) Cite this article. 1087 Accesses. 8 Citations. 1 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract....
