- Giuseppe Attardi
Giuseppe Attardi (
September 14 ,1923 –April 5 ,2008 ) was an American molecular biologist of Italian origin, a professor at theCalifornia Institute of Technology inPasadena . He made pioneering studies on the humanmitochondria l structure and function. [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-attardi10apr10,0,7104525.story Thomas H. Maugh II, "Giuseppe Attardi, 84; Caltech geneticist linked mitochondrial DNA and aging"] – "Los Angeles Times (April 10, 2008)" (Retrieved on May 24, 2008)] [http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/146358 "Geneticist Guiseppe Attardi dead at 84"] – "Political Gateway" (Retrieved on May 24, 2008)] [http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/discoveries/articles/giuseppe_attardi_is_dead_at__studied_cells_for_clues_to_aging.html Jeremy Pearce, "Giuseppe Attardi Is Dead at 84; Studied Cells for Clues to Aging"] – "Aarp Bulletin" (Retrieved on May 24, 2008)]He received the
Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1998 for his contributions to medical science. [http://www.gairdner.org/awards/awardees2/20071998/1998awarde/giuseppeat "Giuseppe Attardi"] – "The Gairdner Foundation" (Retrieved on May 24, 2008)]He was a member of the
United States National Academy of Sciences from 1984.References
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