M. Laurance Morse

For other uses, see Melvin Morse.

Melvin Laurance Morse (February 23, 1921 – November 7, 2003) was an American microbiologist. He is notable for his experiments (with Esther Lederberg and Joshua Lederberg) in specialized transduction.^[1][2]

Melvin Laurance Morse
Larry Morse with wife Helvise and daughter Margaret, Tower Hill, WI, 1953
Born	(1921-02-23)February 23, 1921 Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Died	November 7, 2003(2003-11-07) (aged 82)
Alma mater	University of New Hampshire University of Kentucky University of Wisconsin
Known for	Specialized Transduction
Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology Microbial Genetics
Institutions	Oak Ridge National Laboratory University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Colorado School of Medicine
Doctoral advisor	Joshua Lederberg

Professional associations

• American Society for Microbiology
• American Association for the Advancement of Science

References

1. Lindsten, Jan (1 January 1992). Physiology Or Medicine: 1971-1980. World Scientific. p. 475. ISBN 978-981-02-0791-5.
2. Dasgupta, M. K. (1988). Principles of Plant Pathology. Allied Publishers. p. 354. ISBN 978-81-7023-192-9.

External links

• To view the thirty-year correspondence between M. Laurance Morse and Esther M. Lederberg, see http://www.estherlederberg.com/EImages/Archive/ArchiveIndex.html; click the entry for "Morse, M. Laurance".
• University of Colorado School of Medicine obituary for M. Laurance Morse: https://web.archive.org/web/20110929191729/https://www.cu.edu/sg/messages/2708.html