Paul Berg papers, 1953-1996.

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Paul Berg papers, 1953-1996.

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Collection focuses on Berg's work with recombinant DNA and includes professional correspondence, 1959-1985; research lab notebooks for the years 1953-1986 which document his work with protein synthesis in bacterial cells and tumor viruses; records concerning the National Academy of Sciences conference on recombinant DNA research guidelines; records from his Stanford positions including administrative files, grant files, departmental records, student files, lectures, and symposia; reprints and illustrations; and videotapes and audiotapes.

86 linear feet.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7969031

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine.

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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Stanford University. Dept. of Biochemistry

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Berg, Paul, 1926-....

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Biochemistry Professor at Stanford University since 1960, Berg received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1980 for "fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids with particular regard to recombinant DNA." He was appointed Director of Stanford's Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine in 1984. In 1967, Berg, working at the Salk Institute, redirected his study of protein synthesis from bacterial cells to tumor viruses. By 1970, this research had led Berg and his associates to conclude...