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Norton Zinder

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American microbiologist (1928-2012)

United StatesLived 1928 to 2012 · aged 83
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Norton David Zinder was an American biologist who discovered genetic transduction. B. D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1952, and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1969. He led a lab at Rockefeller University until shortly before his death.

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Awards 2

1982AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
1966NAS Award in Molecular Biology

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Norton David Zinder was an American biologist who discovered genetic transduction. Zinder was born in New York City, received his A.B. from Columbia University in 1947, Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1952, and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1969. He led a lab at Rockefeller University until shortly before his death.

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United States
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Lived 1928 to 2012 · aged 83
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