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Oswald Avery: Facts & Related Content
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Born | October 21, 1877 • Halifax • Canada |
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Died | February 20, 1955 (aged 77) • Nashville • Tennessee |
Awards And Honors | Copley Medal (1945) |
Subjects Of Study | DNA • gene • pneumococcus • transformation |
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