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Name: H. Robert Horvitz
Birth Date: 1947
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: geneticist

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H. Robert Horvitz identified the genes that play a significant role in programmed cell death and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); he also discovered a new receptor that responds to serotonin. His pioneering research was performed on the nematode...


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H. Robert Horvitz (born May 8, 1947) is an American biologist best known for his research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. He is currently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is Professor of Biology and a member of the...


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Recent winners of Nobel in medicine
10/7/2007: 325 words, approx. 1 pages
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:_ 2006: Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello, of the United States, for their work in controlling the flow of genetic information._ 2005: Barry J. Marshall and...
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Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine
10/5/2008: 332 words, approx. 1 pages
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:_ 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom, for their discoveries leading to a powerful technique...
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Recent winners of Nobel in medicine
10/8/2007: 352 words, approx. 1 pages
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:_ 2007: U.S. citizens Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies and Sir Martin J. Evans of Britain for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a technique for manipulating mouse...
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Today in history - Oct. 7
10/7/2007: 592 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Sunday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2007. There are 85 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 7, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England.On this date:In 1571, allied Christian forces...
 


 

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