Emile Zuckerkandl

Émile Zuckerkandl
Born(1922-07-04)4 July 1922
Died9 November 2013(2013-11-09) (aged 91)
Known forMolecular clock
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular Biology

Émile Zuckerkandl (July 4, 1922 – November 9, 2013) was an Austrian-born French biologist considered one of the founders of the field of molecular evolution.[1] He introduced, with Linus Pauling, the concept of the "molecular clock", which enabled the neutral theory of molecular evolution.

  1. ^ derStandard.at. "Emile Zuckerkandl 1922–2013 - Zeit" (in German). Derstandard.at. Retrieved 2013-11-20.

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