Permanent historical factsheet

Reverse Transcriptase

United States · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1970Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1970

David Baltimore1 1970

Cambridge · Science / Medicine

Independently reports discovery of reverse transcriptase

Howard Temin1 1970

Madison · Science / Medicine

Reports discovery of reverse transcriptase

Names involved

David BaltimoreHoward Temin

Provenance

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