Carl Woese | |
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![]() Woese in 2004 | |
Born | |
Died | December 30, 2012 | (aged 84)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Discovery of Archaea |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Microbiology |
Institutions | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign |
Thesis | Physical Studies on Animal viruses (1953) |
Doctoral advisor | Ernest C. Pollard[1] |
Notable students | David Stahl[2] |
Carl Richard Woese (/ˈwoʊz/;[3] July 15, 1928 – December 30, 2012) was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese is famous for defining the Archaea (a new domain of life) in 1977 through a pioneering phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique that has revolutionized microbiology.[4][5][6][7] He also originated the RNA world hypothesis in 1967, although not by that name.[8] Woese held the Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair and was professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.[9][10][11]
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