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Carl R. Woese (1928–2012)

Author of The Origin of Life

3 Works 10 Members

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Works by Carl R. Woese

The Origin of Life (1984) 8 copies

Towards a natural system of organisms : Proposal for the domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya 1 copy

The genetic code: the molecular basis for genetic expression 1 copy

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Legal name: Woese, Carl Richard
Birthdate: 1928-07-15
Date of death: 2012-12-30
Gender: male
Education: Deerfield Academy
Amherst College (BA - Math and Physics)
Yale University (PhD - Biophysics)
Occupations: microbiologist
physicist
professor
Organizations: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Awards and honors: National Medal of Science ( [2000])
Leeuwenhoek Medal (1992)
Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology (1995)
Crafoord Prize (2003)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA
Place of death: Urbana, Illinois, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Works: 3
Members: 10
Popularity: #908,815

ISBNs: 1

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