Daniel Nathans was awarded Nobel Prize 1978 in Physiology/Medicine "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics."
Nationality United States
Award 1978
Discipline Physiology/Medicine
Co-recipients Werner Arber, Hamilton Smith
MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 1978 in Physiology/Medicine "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics."
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