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Salvador Luria

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Profession
Geneticist
Died
Feb 6, 1991
Zodiac
Leo
Born in
Italy
About
His work on bacteria led to the discovery of genes, and as such could be studied in genetic research. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his revolutionary work in 1969.
Family
He was born to a prominent Italian Sephardic Jewish Family, which lost much of its fortune after the rise to power of Mussolini.

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