Daniel Nathans
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Daniel Nathans received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, a distinction that marked the culmination of his career as a microbiologist working in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Born on October 30, 1928, Nathans pursued work in microbiology over the course of his professional life. The facts available do not specify the institutions where he trained or the collaborators with whom he worked, and so those details remain unspoken here.
He died on November 16, 1999, having lived through seven decades that saw the field of microbiology transformed in ways both fundamental and practical. The Nobel Prize stands as the most documented recognition of his contributions within the available record.
The Library of Congress catalogues him under the authorized label "Nathans, Daniel, 1928–1999," a designation that preserves the span of his life in the precise, unadorned form that archival practice demands.
Quotes by Daniel Nathans
And most important, my wife and sons have created in our home an atmosphere of joy and harmony, so essential to everything else.
Following in the footsteps of my brothers and sisters, I went on to the University of Delaware, where I studied chemistry, philosophy, and literature.
During the years in New York our son Jeremy was born, and soon after our move to Baltimore in 1962, my wife gave birth to our youngest son, Ben.
My main point is that I think it is extremely important to provide opportunities for young scientists, including women, who are especially promising.
Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order.
People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.
My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.
So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students.
And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.