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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instanceOf Nobel laureate
biochemist
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Science in chemistry
PhD in biochemistry
almaMater Georgia Institute of Technology NERFINISHED
University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED
awardReceived Gairdner Foundation International Award NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute NERFINISHED
University of California, Berkeley
era 20th century
21st century
familyName Mullis NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biochemistry
biotechnology
molecular biology
fullName Kary Banks Mullis NERFINISHED
genreOfWriting autobiography
givenName Kary NERFINISHED
influencedField forensic science
genetics
medical diagnostics
molecular biology techniques
inventionYearApproximate 1983
knownFor PCR NERFINISHED
polymerase chain reaction
languageSpoken English
NobelPrizeCategory Chemistry
NobelPrizeYear 1993
notableInvention polymerase chain reaction
notableWork Dancing Naked in the Mind Field NERFINISHED
occupation author
biochemist
inventor
residence California, United States
sexOrGender male
sharedNobelPrizeWith Michael Smith NERFINISHED
workLocation California, United States
surface form: California

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