Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 - November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the last of nine children born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. During the Great Depression his father lost his small business and was unemployed for a long period of time. Nathans went to public schools and then to the University of Delaware, where he studied chemistry, philosophy, and literature. Wikipedia
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