Also known as
  • Jacques Lucien Monod
''See also Jacques-Louis Monod, French-born composer and cousin of Jacques Monod.'' Jacques Lucien Monod (February 9, 1910 – May 31, 1976) was a French biologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965. Born in Paris, he was also awarded several other honours and distinctions, among them the Légion d'honneur.Monod (along with François Jacob) is famous for his work on the Lac operon. Study of the control of expression of gene in the Lac operon provided the first example... full article at wikipedia

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  • May 31, 1976
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  • 1965
  • "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis"
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by lindenb Feb 7, 2008

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