M. Laurance Morse

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Melvin Laurance Morse
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Larry Morse with wife Helvise and daughter Margaret, Tower Hill, WI, 1953
(with permission of http://www.estherlederberg.com))
Born(1921-02-23)February 23, 1921
DiedNovember 7, 2003(2003-11-07) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire
University of Kentucky
University of Wisconsin
Known forSpecialized Transduction
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology
Microbial Genetics
InstitutionsOak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Doctoral advisorJoshua Lederberg

Melvin Laurance Morse (February 23, 1921 – November 7, 2003) was an American microbiologist. He is notable for his experiments (with Esther Lederberg and Joshua Lederberg) in specialized transduction.[1][2]

Professional associations[]

  • American Society for Microbiology
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science

References[]

  1. ^ Lindsten, Jan (1 January 1992). Physiology Or Medicine: 1971-1980. World Scientific. p. 475. ISBN 978-981-02-0791-5.
  2. ^ Dasgupta, M. K. (1988). Principles of Plant Pathology. Allied Publishers. p. 354. ISBN 978-81-7023-192-9.

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