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American biochemist (1944-2019)

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Kary Banks Mullis was an American biochemist. In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year.

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2010honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University
1998National Inventors Hall of Fame
1993Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1993Japan Prize
1992Robert Koch Prize
1992John Scott Award
1991Canada Gairdner International Award
1990ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award
Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award

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Kary Banks Mullis was an American biochemist. In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year. PCR became a central technique in biochemistry and molecular biology, described by The New York Times as "highly original and significant, virtually dividing biology into the two epochs of before PCR and after PCR."

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United States
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Lived 1944 to 2019 · aged 74
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