Nathans

[ ney-thuhnz ]

/ ˈneɪ θənz /

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

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How to use Nathans in a sentence

Now, Nathans fears were as great as Isaacs; but he made one more effort at asserting himself, and began by telling a lie.
Corporal 'Lige's Recruit|James Otis
You know, my dear, I am going to decorate a room for the Jacob Nathans.
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield
Suddenly one of the ostriches made a vicious peck at Mr. Nathans.
Sawdust & Spangles|W. C. Coup
Mr. Nathans ever afterwards admired ostriches from a distance.
Sawdust & Spangles|W. C. Coup

Farmer Nathans barn had gone, and his flat meadows were like a whirling sea, strewn with floating rails and driftwood.
Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson

Scientific definitions for Nathans

Nathans

[ nā′thənz ]

Daniel 1928-1999

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.