When was George Beadle born?

George Beadle was born on 22 October 1903 in Wahoo.

Where did George Beadle study?

George Beadle was educated at Cornell University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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George Beadle

American geneticist (1903-1989)

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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.

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Born: 22 October 1903 wd
Place of birth: Wahoo wd
Died: 9 June 1989 wd
Place of death: Pomona wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: geneticist, university teacher, biologist wd
Education: Cornell University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln wd

Awards wd

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1950)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1958)
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1981)
Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal (1984)
Kimber Genetics Award (1960)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1960)
Silliman Memorial Lectures (1945)
Mendel Medal (1958)

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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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When was George Beadle born?: George Beadle was born on 22 October 1903 in Wahoo.
Where did George Beadle study?: George Beadle was educated at Cornell University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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