Arber

[ ahr-ber ]

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Arber

/ ˈɑːbə /

ArberWerner1929MSwissSCIENCE: biologist Werner. born 1929, Swiss microbiologist, noted for his work on restriction enzymes. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1978

Arber

/ är′bər /

Swiss microbiologist who postulated the existence of restriction enzymes, selective enzymes that break down molecules of DNA into pieces small enough to be separated for individual study but large enough to retain bits of the original substance's genetic information. These enzymes (later isolated by Hamilton Smith) laid the foundation for the science of genetic engineering, and for this work Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Smith and Daniel Nathans.

Mr. Arber has here furnished us with one of the most curious and interesting books even of his rich series.

In the Ferns he made important contributions to our knowledge of the group now familiar to botanists as the Primofilices of Arber.

The letter is given in full by Mr. Arber in his introduction to Ascham's Schoolmaster, p. 5.

Mr. Arber has since, in his English Garner, opened access to a wider circle, to whom I at least do not grudge their entry.

The first book, 58 pages in the Arber reprint, deals with definition, purpose and subject matter of poetry.

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