Paul Berg
Paul Berg
Paul Bergis an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids. Berg received his undergraduate education at Penn State University, where he majored in biochemistry. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. Berg worked as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth30 June 1926
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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The production and consumption of genetically engineered food plants are realities although their dissemination has been limited.
By then, I was making the slow transition from classical biochemistry to molecular biology and becoming increasingly preoccupied with how genes act and how proteins are made.