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. 2023 May 18:11:1210530.
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1210530. eCollection 2023.

Commentary: A tribute to Dr. Paul Berg (1926-2023) American biochemist, Nobel Laureate and discoverer of recombinant DNA technology, vaccine and genetic engineering

Walter J Lukiw  1
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Commentary: A tribute to Dr. Paul Berg (1926-2023) American biochemist, Nobel Laureate and discoverer of recombinant DNA technology, vaccine and genetic engineering

Walter J Lukiw. Front Cell Dev Biol. .
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Keywords: Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA; Frederick Sanger; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980; Paul Berg; SV40; Walter Gilbert; recombinant DNA; recombinant DNA technology.

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