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John B. Gurdon

developmental biologist

Born: Died: British

Sir John Bertrand Gurdon (2 October 1933 – 7 October 2025) was a British developmental biologist, best known for his pioneering research in nuclear transplantation and cloning. Awarded the Lasker Award in 2009, in 2012, he and Shinya Yamanaka were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be converted to stem cells.

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English developmental biologist

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    John B. Gurdon, British developmental biologist, known for english developmental biologist, was born on 1933-10-02.

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English developmental biologist
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John B. Gurdon died on 2025-01-01.

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