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)) |
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Born |
Hopkinton, Massachusetts |
February 23, 1921
Died | November 7, 2003 | (aged 82)
Fields |
Microbiology Microbial Genetics |
Institutions |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Colorado School of Medicine |
Alma mater |
University of New Hampshire University of Kentucky University of Wisconsin |
Doctoral advisor | Joshua Lederberg |
Known for | Specialized Transduction |
Melvin Laurance ("Larry") 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.