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These experiments led them to propose a direct link between genes and enzymatic reactions, known as the \"One gene-one enzyme hypothesis\"."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"22 October 1903","date":"1903-10-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Wahoo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q660140"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"9 June 1989","date":"1989-06-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Pomona","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q486868"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"geneticist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3126128"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"},{"text":"biologist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q864503"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Cornell University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49115","end":"1931"},{"text":"University of Nebraska–Lincoln","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353679"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P69"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q999734","date":"1950"},{"text":"Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80061","date":"1958"},{"text":"William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8017107","date":"1981"},{"text":"Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2424864","date":"1984"},{"text":"Kimber Genetics Award","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1741617","date":"1960"},{"text":"Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52382875"},{"text":"Foreign Member of the Royal Society","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14906020","date":"1960-04-28"},{"text":"Silliman Memorial Lectures","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7515378","date":"1945"},{"text":"Mendel Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63638576","date":"1958"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Beadle","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238739"],"faq":[{"q":"When was George Beadle born?","a":"George Beadle was born on 22 October 1903 in Wahoo."},{"q":"Where did George Beadle study?","a":"George Beadle was educated at Cornell University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln."}],"related":[{"name":"Jan Koum","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jan-koum"},{"name":"Joe Gebbia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joe-gebbia"},{"name":"Luke Nosek","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luke-nosek"},{"name":"Miriam Adelson","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/miriam-adelson"},{"name":"Adam Riess","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adam-riess"},{"name":"Alan J. 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