List of Famous people with last name Lederberg

Joshua Lederberg

First Name Joshua

Last Name Lederberg

Born on May 23, 1925

Died on February 2, 2008 (aged 82)

Born in United States of America, New Jersey

Joshua Lederberg, ForMemRS was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program. He was 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering that bacteria can mate and exchange genes. He shared the prize with Edward Tatum and George Beadle, who won for their work with genetics.

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Esther Lederberg

Esther Miriam Zimmer

First Name Esther

Last Name Lederberg

Born on December 18, 1922

Died on November 11, 2006 (aged 83)

Born in United States of America, New York, New York City

Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg was an American microbiologist and a pioneer of bacterial genetics. Notable contributions include the discovery of the bacterial virus λ, the transfer of genes between bacteria by specialized transduction, the development of replica plating, and the discovery of the bacterial fertility factor F.

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