EMBO Member

Werner Arber

Switzerland

EMBO 1964 | CouC 77–80

Bacterial and bacteriophage genetics.

From 1953 to 1970 at the University of Geneva and from 1971 to 1996 at the University of Basel: Experimental research on bacterial and bacteriophage genetics, DNA restriction/modification systems and molecular mechanisms of spontaneous genetic variation of microorganisms.

Keywords: Microbial genetics / DNA restriction-modification / transposition / DNA rearrangements / evolution of microorganisms

Subject area(s): Genome Stability & Dynamics | Microbiology, Virology & Pathogens | Evolution & Ecology