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Esther Lederberg

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American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics (1922-2006)

United StatesLived 1922 to 2006 · aged 83
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Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg was an American microbiologist and a pioneer of bacterial genetics.

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Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg was an American microbiologist and a pioneer of bacterial genetics. She discovered the bacterial virus lambda phage and the bacterial fertility factor F, devised the first implementation of replica plating, and furthered the understanding of the transfer of genes between bacteria by specialized transduction.

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Lived 1922 to 2006 · aged 83
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