1970 ⟶ Independent Discovery of Reverse Transcriptase Enzymes

Howard Temin and David Baltimore independently discovered re...
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⚛️ Arthur Kornberg: DNA Polymerase Discovery

Arthur Kornberg discovered DNA polymerase enzymes.⟶
Arthur Kornberg: DNA Polymerase Discovery (1955)
BiochemistryEnzymesDNA PolymeraseKornbergDNA ReplicationMolecular Biology1950sScientific ResearchNucleic AcidsGenetics
United StatesUnited States

🔄 Independent Discovery of Reverse Transcriptase Enzymes

Howard Temin and David Baltimore independently discovered reverse transcriptase enzymes.⟶
Independent Discovery of Reverse Transcriptase Enzymes (1970)
Molecular BiologyReverse TranscriptaseEnzymesVirologyHoward TeminDavid BaltimoreRNA viruses
United StatesUnited States

✂️ Discovery of DNA Restriction Enzymes

Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans discovered DNA restriction enzymes.⟶
Discovery of DNA Restriction Enzymes (1970)
Molecular BiologyDNARestriction EnzymesGenetic EngineeringHamilton SmithDaniel NathansBiotechnology
United StatesUnited States

🧪 Enzymes Functioning in Non-Aqueous Environments

Alexander Klibanov demonstrated that enzymes can function in non-aqueous environments.⟶
BiochemistryEnzymesBiocatalysisNon-Aqueous SolventsEnzyme KineticsKlibanov1980sBiotechnologyMolecular Biology
United StatesUnited States