Discovery of Cancer Genes1989
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology, discovers defective genes which cause cancer
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Harold Varmus Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Harold Varmus, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
2 records1989–19892 events1 places
Chronological biography
1989
Nobel Prize1989
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.
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