frank macfarlane burnet

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Definition of frank macfarlane burnet in English English dictionary

{i} (1899-1985) Australian physician and virologist who was a pioneer in the application of ecological principles to viral diseases, winner of the 1960 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the field of physiology or medicine, known also as Macfarlane and Mac Burnet

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Frank Burnet Macfarlane

(1899-1985) Australian biologist who was a pioneer in the application of ecological principles to viral diseases, winner of the 1960 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet

born Sept. 3, 1899, Traralgon, Vic., Austl. died Aug. 31, 1985, Melbourne, Vic. Australian physician and virologist. Burnet received his medical degree from the University of Melbourne. He later discovered a method for identifying bacteria by the viruses (bacteriophages) that attack them, and he shared a 1960 Nobel Prize with Peter Medawar for the discovery of acquired immunological tolerance to tissue transplants. He was knighted in 1951

Hyphenation

Frank Mac·Far·lane bur·net

Turkish pronunciation

frängk mıkfärlın bırnît

Pronunciation

/ˈfraɴɢk məkˈfärlən ˈbərnət/ /ˈfræŋk məkˈfɑːrlən ˈbɜrnɪt/