Chemist no. 148 of 350 · Biochemistry

Paul Berg

1926-2023United StatesNobel Chemistry 1980

Recombinant DNA

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Paul Berg: Cutting and Joining the Molecules of Heredity

How Paul Berg made the first recombinant DNA in 1972 using SV40 and lambda phage. Restriction enzymes, ligase, cloning and the Asilomar debate explained.

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Biography

Paul Berg: The Scientist Who Spliced Genes and Asked the Hard Questions

Life of Paul Berg (1926-2023): Brooklyn childhood, Stanford career, first recombinant DNA, Asilomar conference and the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

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Harland G. WooddoctoralArthur Kornbergpostdoc
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