Joshua Lederberg
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 15 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 23,1925 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Montclair |
| New Jersey | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 2,2008 |
| Died | NewYork-Presbyterian |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Esther Lederberg |
| Books | Papers in Microbial Genetics: Bacteria and Bacterial Viruses |
| Job | Microbiologist |
| Molecular Biologist | |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences | |
| William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement | |
| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | |
| Alma mater | Stuyvesant High School |
| Known for | Neurospora crassa |
| Education | Yale University |
| Columbia University | |
| Doctor student | Norton Zinder |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 456997 |
Joshua Lederberg Life story
Joshua Lederberg, ForMemRS was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program. He was 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering that bacteria can mate and exchange genes.
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