Werner Arber Scientist

Werner Arber (born 3 June 1929, Gränichen, Aargau) is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases. Their work would lead to the development of recombinant DNA technology.

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Werner Arber
Birth dateJune 03, 1929
Birth place
Gränichen
Nationality
Switzerland
Known for
Restriction enzyme

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