Jacob, Francois
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 17 June 1920 at 09:00 (= 09:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Nancy, France, 48n41, 6e12 | ||
| Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   25°48'   06°43 Asc. 17°32'
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Biography
French biologist, geneticist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine shared with Andre Lwoff and Jacques Monod in 1965. Jacob studied how DNA and RNA transferred genetic information. His studies with Lwoff and Monod on genetic control of enzymes and virus synthesis in embryonic growth is the research on which the Nobel Prize was based.
In 1961 Jacob and Monod described how cells control the activities of their genes and a disturbance can initiate uncontrolled replication of the DNA, which develops into cancer. They saw in their studies an explanation for why some cancers caused by viruses are activated after having been dormant in the body for long periods of time.
Jacob is married with four kids.
Events
- Work : End Major Project 1961 (Studies completed on DNA replication)
- Work : Prize 1965 (Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology)
Source Notes
Gauquelin NS Vol 1/1043
Categories
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize (Medicine and physiology)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Four)
- Vocation : Education : Researcher (Research in physiology and genetics)
- Vocation : Science : Biology (Genetic research)
