François Jacob
French biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
François Jacob (17 June 1920 – 19 April 2013) was a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through regulation of transcription. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Jacques Monod and André Lwoff.[1][5][6][4]
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Born | (1920-06-17)17 June 1920[1] Nancy, France |
Died | 19 April 2013(2013-04-19) (aged 92)[1] Paris, France |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Known for | Operon model[2][3] |
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Geneviève Barrier (m. 1999) |
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Fields | Molecular biology |
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