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Werner Arber (born 3 June 1929 in Gränichen, Aargau) is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans , Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases .
Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist who was a corecipient of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work in molecular genetics, specifically the discovery and application of enzymes that break the giant molecules of DNA into manageable pieces. Learn more about Arber’s life and work.
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Learn about Werner Arber and his contribution to the discovery and use of restriction enzymes that break the giant molecules of DNA into manageable pieces
Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist who together with Daisy Dussoix helped discover and understand the mechanism of restriction enzymes, laying the foundation for their adoption as molecular scissors. These enzymes today are a fundamental tool for many different types of biotechnology, including DNA sequencing and gene cloning.
- Granichen, Switzerland
Dec 18, 2014 · Arber remains active in science; he heads the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and has a keen interest in understanding evolution's molecular drivers, one of which—horizontal gene transfer—is a direct descendent of his work on phage transduction.
- Jane Gitschier
- 2014
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Prof. Werner Arber. Date of birth 03 June 1929. Place Gränichen, Andorra (Europe) Nomination 12 May 1981 (President of the PAS from 20 December 2010 to 29 May 2017 | President Emeritus for Life from 7 September 2021) Field Microbiology, Biological Evolution. Title Professor, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1978. Biography. Publications.
Werner Arber, (born June 3, 1929, Gränichen, Switz.), Swiss microbiologist, co-recipient with Daniel Nathans and Hamilton Othanel Smith of the United States of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for 1978.
