s. e. luria

Lu·ri·a

[loor-ee-uh]
noun
Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel prize for medicine 1969.
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Luria (ˈlʊərɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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1.  Alexander Romanovich. 1902--77, Russian psychologist, a pioneer of modern neuropsychology. His most important work concerns the psychological effects of brain tumours
2.  Isaac (ben Solomon). 1534--72, Jewish mystic living in Egypt and Palestine: noted for his interpretation of the Cabbala

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Luria Lu·ri·a (l&oobreve;r'ē-ə), Salvador Edward. 1912-1991.

Italian-born American biologist. He shared a 1969 Nobel Prize for investigating the mechanism of viral infection in living cells.

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Luria   (lr'ē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
Italian-born American biologist whose research on gene mutation and bacteria increased scientific understanding of the role of DNA in bacterial viruses.
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