Herbert Boyer
American researcher and businessman · United States · On the map · Founders · Born 1936 · age 90
Herbert Wayne "Herb" Boyer is an American biotechnologist, researcher and entrepreneur in biotechnology. Along with Stanley N. Cohen and Paul Berg, he discovered recombinant DNA, a method to coax bacteria into producing foreign proteins, which aided in jump-starting the field of genetic engineering.
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2007Perkin MedalAward2004Albany Medical Center PrizeAwardShaw Prize in Life Science and MedicineAward2001National Inventors Hall of FameAward2000Biotechnology Heritage AwardAward1996Lemelson-MIT PrizeAward1990National Medal of ScienceAward1989National Medal of Technology and InnovationAward1983IRI Achievement AwardAward1980Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAward1936Born10 July 1936
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By 1969, he had performed studies on a couple of restriction enzymes of E. coli with especially useful properties.
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Born 1936 · age 90
