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Edward Laurie Tatum

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Edward Laurie Tatum

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Edward Lawrie Tatum (English: Edward Lawrie Tatum, December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975), American geneticist. He and George Wells Biddle won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery that genes are regulated by specific chemical processes. The other half of the award went to Joshua Lederberg.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1909-12-14
Died
1975-11-05
Wikidata
Q237499
Occupations biochemistgeneticistmicrobiologistdoctor
Aliases Edward Lawrie TatumEdward Tatumedward titanEdward Laurie Tatum

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