Who was Arthur Kornberg?
Q: Who was Arthur Kornberg?
A: Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)" with Severo Ochoa of New York University. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1979.
Q: What were his primary research interests?
A: His primary research interests were in biochemistry, especially enzyme chemistry, deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis (DNA replication) and studying the nucleic acids which control heredity in animals, plants, bacteria and viruses.
Q: What is Arthur's ethnic background?
A: Arthur is of Jewish descent.
Q: How many sons did Arthur and Sylvy Kornberg have?
A: Arthur and Sylvy Kornberg had three sons: Roger Kornberg (1947), Thomas Kornberg (1948), and Kenneth Kornberg (1950).
Q: What is Roger's profession?
A: Roger is Professor of Structural Biology at Stanford University, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2006.
Q: What did Thomas discover?
A: Thomas discovered DNA polymerase II and III in 1970 and is now a professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
Q: What does Kenneth specialize in? A:Kenneth is an architect specializing in the design of biomedical and biotechnology laboratories and buildings.
