Michael Levine
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Michael Levine is a prominent American developmental and molecular biologist known for his influential research on gene regulation and for coauthoring major genetics textbooks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Levine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3870069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Levine Context triple: [Molecular Biology of the Gene, author, Michael Levine]
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A.
Michael Levine
Michael Levine is the brother of Maroon 5 lead singer and television personality Adam Levine.
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B.
Steven Baigelman
Steven Baigelman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on biographical and crime dramas in film and television.
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C.
Stephen Levinson
Stephen Levinson is an American television and film producer and talent manager best known for producing hit series like "Entourage" and "Ballers."
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D.
Philip Brownstein
Philip Brownstein was a professional basketball coach best known for leading the early NBA-era Chicago Stags franchise.
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E.
Michael Rachmil
Michael Rachmil is a film producer best known for his work on the 1987 romantic comedy "Roxanne" starring Steve Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Levine Target entity description: Michael Levine is a prominent American developmental and molecular biologist known for his influential research on gene regulation and for coauthoring major genetics textbooks.
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A.
Michael Levine
Michael Levine is the brother of Maroon 5 lead singer and television personality Adam Levine.
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B.
Steven Baigelman
Steven Baigelman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on biographical and crime dramas in film and television.
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C.
Stephen Levinson
Stephen Levinson is an American television and film producer and talent manager best known for producing hit series like "Entourage" and "Ballers."
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D.
Philip Brownstein
Philip Brownstein was a professional basketball coach best known for leading the early NBA-era Chicago Stags franchise.
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E.
Michael Rachmil
Michael Rachmil is a film producer best known for his work on the 1987 romantic comedy "Roxanne" starring Steve Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biologist
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molecular biologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
membership in the National Academy of Sciences
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various prizes in developmental biology and genetics ⓘ |
| coauthorWith |
James D. Watson
NERFINISHED
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Stephen P. Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tania A. Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ other leading molecular biologists ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
developmental biology
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gene regulation ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Alan Garen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Developmental Biology-related review articles
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Molecular Biology of the Gene NERFINISHED ⓘ Molecular Cell Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | research in developmental gene regulation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coauthoring influential genetics textbooks
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research on gene regulation ⓘ studies of Drosophila embryonic development ⓘ work on segmentation genes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
analysis of modular cis-regulatory architecture
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studies of even-skipped stripe enhancers ⓘ |
| occupation |
research scientist
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textbook author ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of a genomics institute
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professor of molecular biology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
cis-regulatory elements
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enhancers ⓘ gene regulatory networks ⓘ transcriptional regulation in development ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
developmental genetics
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genomics ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ |
| usesModelOrganism | Drosophila melanogaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Levine Description of subject: Michael Levine is a prominent American developmental and molecular biologist known for his influential research on gene regulation and for coauthoring major genetics textbooks.
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