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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

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

They have a UK origin, having been specially customised by famous London costumier Bermans & Nathans, whose 40 Camden Street address remains on a clothing tag.

From The Guardian May 22, 2013

No indeed,—there are a thousand Nathans all equally accomplished.

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 James Francis Cooke

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