François Jacob is a Jewish French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through feedback on transcription. He won a third of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1965; it was split between him, Jacques Monod, and André Lwoff. Wikipedia
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Franois Jacob Banquet Speech Franois Jacob's speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1965 (in French) Sire, Altesses Royales, Mesdames, Messieurs. okilpob.tripod.com/mkdir/jacob-speech.html