Matthew Meselson
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Matthew Meselson is an American geneticist and molecular biologist best known for the Meselson–Stahl experiment, which provided key evidence for the semiconservative replication of DNA.
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| Matthew Meselson canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Linus Pauling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advisorTo | U.S. government on biological weapons issues ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Genetics Society of America Medal
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Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Charles Radding
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Franklin Stahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin W. Stahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Weigle NERFINISHED ⓘ others in molecular genetics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
DNA replication
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chemical and biological weapons policy ⓘ genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ recombination ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of molecular genetics
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policy on biological weapons ⓘ understanding of DNA replication mechanisms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Meselson–Stahl experiment
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advising on biological weapons control ⓘ experimental proof of semiconservative DNA replication ⓘ work on genetic recombination ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableWork |
Meselson–Stahl experiment paper (1958)
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research on DNA recombination in bacteriophage lambda ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
mechanism of DNA replication
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mechanism of genetic recombination ⓘ molecular basis of heredity ⓘ |
| supported | Biological Weapons Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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