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George Beadle
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American geneticist (1903-1989)
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George Beadle was an American geneticist, biologist, and university teacher. He was born in Wahoo and died in Pomona. His academic career included positions at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, the California Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. He received his education from Cornell University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Beadle was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal, and the Kimber Genetics Award. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His notable work includes the book *The Language of Life*.
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Top works
- The Language of Life
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,937x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,614x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,865x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,619x
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,198x
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1958
“for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events”
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Encyclopedic overview
George Wells Beadle (October 22, 1903 – June 9, 1989) was an American geneticist. In 1958 he shared one-half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum for their discovery of the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells. He served as the 7th president of the University of Chicago from 1961 to 1968.
Beadle and Tatum's key experiments involved exposing the bread mold Neurospora crassa to x-rays, causing mutations. In a series of experiments, they showed that these mutations caused changes in specific enzymes involved in metabolic pathways. These experiments led them to propose a direct link between genes and enzymatic reactions, known as the "One gene-one enzyme hypothesis".
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