david baltimore

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Definition of david baltimore in English English dictionary

born March 7, 1938, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. virologist. He received his doctorate from the Rockefeller Institute. He and Howard Temin (1934-94), working independently, discovered an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from RNA, the reverse of the usual process. This enzyme, reverse transcriptase, has become an invaluable tool in recombinant DNA technology. The research of Baltimore, Temin, and Renato Dulbecco helped illuminate the role of viruses in cancer; the three men shared a Nobel Prize in 1975. In 1990 Baltimore became president of Rockefeller University; in 1997 he became president of the California Institute of Technology

Hyphenation

Da·vid Bal·ti·more

Turkish pronunciation

deyvîd bôltımôr

Pronunciation

/ˈdāvəd ˈbôltəˌmôr/ /ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɔːltəˌmɔːr/