When did Salvador Luria pass away?
February 6, 1991
March 12, 1991
January 25, 1991
April 8, 1991
Answer
Salvador Luria, a renowned microbiologist and Nobel laureate, passed away on February 6, 1991. His groundbreaking research on bacterial genetics and the role of viruses in bacterial infection earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, shared with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey. Luria's contributions to the field of molecular biology continue to shape our understanding of genetics and infectious diseases.
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