Luria

American  

[loor-ee-uh] / ˈlʊər i ə /

noun

1. Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.

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Luria British  

/ ˈlʊərɪə /

noun

1. Alexander Romanovich. 1902–77, Russian psychologist, a pioneer of modern neuropsychology. His most important work concerns the psychological effects of brain tumours

2. Isaac ( ben Solomon ). 1534–72, Jewish mystic living in Egypt and Palestine: noted for his interpretation of the Cabbala

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Luria Scientific  

/ lr′ē-ə /

1. Italian-born American biologist whose research on gene mutation and bacteria increased scientific understanding of the role of DNA in bacterial viruses.

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Luria

“It’s a better business for the hyperscalers. It’s a very bad business for CoreWeave,” Luria said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

“Changing consumer behavior may finally be impacting advertising revenue,” Luria added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Davidson analyst Gil Luria said rival OpenAI will follow suit and can raise even more money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Luria added that he considers Musk’s comments to be “aspirational,” indicative of his faith in SpaceX and the durability of demand for computing power.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Leading this group were Luria and his German-born friend, the theoretical physicist Max Delbriick, then a professor at Cal Tech.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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