François Jacob

Biologist & Nobel Prize laureate

François Jacob - Biologist & Nobel Prize laureate
Born

June 17th, 1920
105 years ago

Died

April 19th, 2013
12 years ago — 92 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

France

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A French biologist contributed significantly to molecular biology. Focused on the regulation of gene expression, worked on the concept of operons, which are clusters of genes controlled by a single promoter. Collaborated with Jacques Monod in research that elucidated how cells respond to environmental changes. Shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 along with Monod and Andre Lwoff for discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis.

Contributed to the understanding of operons

Shared 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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