Video 18: Joshua Lederberg, clip 1

Joshua Lederberg is a Professor Emeritus at Rockefeller University, where his current research addresses DNA conformation and evolutionary acceleration.

Joshua Lederberg is a Professor Emeritus at Rockefeller University, where his current research addresses DNA conformation and evolutionary acceleration.

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Joshua Lederberg discovered bacterial recombination and started a new field of research.

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Commenting on Avery as a scientific group leader and as a person.

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