Kary B. Mullis
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Kary B. Mullis was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a revolutionary technique in molecular biology.
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| Kary B. Mullis canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in chemistry
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PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Georgia Institute of Technology
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Japan Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-12-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lenoir, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-08-07 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | synthesis and structure of nucleic acids ⓘ |
| employer |
Cetus Corporation
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Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Mullis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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biotechnology ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| fullName | Kary Banks Mullis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Kary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
forensic science
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genetics ⓘ medical diagnostics ⓘ molecular biology techniques ⓘ |
| inventionYearApproximate | 1983 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
PCR
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polymerase chain reaction ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| notableInvention | polymerase chain reaction ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dancing Naked in the Mind Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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biochemist ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith | Michael Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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