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Nathans

American  
[ney-thuhnz] / ˈneɪ θənz /

noun

  1. Daniel, 1928–1999, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1978.


Nathans Scientific  
/ nāthənz /
  1. American microbiologist who pioneered the use of restriction enzymes —enzymes that break DNA molecules down into manageable fragments—to create the first genetic map on which the location of specific genes on the DNA could be identified. For this work, which revolutionized genetic engineering, Nathans shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Werner Arber and Hamilton Smith.


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The search turned up Nathans that John already knew and Nathans that are not his type, simultaneously tempering his expectations and building up the anticipation.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

Lisa Nathans, who co-directed the recent University of Maryland virtual production, was taken with Nguyen’s flexibility.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2020

Peter Page of Nathans Waste Savers said both thefts and vandalism costs his firm £400,000 a year.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2016

Nathans suffered a head injury that ended his career and Beech broke the middle finger on his non-throwing hand.

From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2014

Accordingly she goes to Europe, only to find that she is literally surrounded by budding virtuosos,—an army of Nathans, any one of whom might easily eclipse her.

From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by Cooke, James Francis

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