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Kary Mullis

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Also known as Kary Banks Mullis, Kary B. Mullis

American biochemist (1944–2019)

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Kary Banks Mullis was an American biochemist, molecular biologist, and chemist. He was born in Lenoir, North Carolina, in 1944 and educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and Georgia Tech. His professional work focused on molecular biology, biochemistry, and chemistry. Mullis was a citizen of the United States and spoke English.

He received several awards, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Canada Gairdner International Award, the ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Robert Koch Prize. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. Mullis had one child. He died in Newport Beach in 2019 from pneumonia, which was a natural cause. He had the characteristic known as Nobel disease.

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Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

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  • CORONA.FILM - Prologue — Self2021
  • The Other Side of AIDS — Himself - PhD, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 19932004
  • Universe the Cosmology Quest — Himself2004

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1993

    “for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lenoir
Place of death
Newport Beach
Occupation
molecular biologist
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award
Field of work
chemistry
Official website
karymullis.com
Image
Kary Mullis.jpg
Number of children
1
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Commons category
Kary Mullis
date of birth
1944-12-28
Erdős number
5
date of death
2019-08-07
name in native language
Kary Banks Mullis
cause of death
pneumonia
has characteristic
Nobel disease
manner of death
natural causes
interested in
biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Kary Banks Mullis (December 28, 1944 – August 7, 2019) was an American biochemist. In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year. PCR became a central technique in biochemistry and molecular biology, described by The New York Times as "highly original and significant, virtually dividing biology into the two epochs of before PCR and after PCR."

Mullis downplayed humans' role in climate change, expressed doubt that HIV is the cause of AIDS, and professed a belief in astrology and the paranormal. He also practiced clandestine chemistry by producing LSD. Mullis's unscientific statements about topics outside his area of expertise have been named by Skeptical Inquirer as an instance of "Nobel disease".

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