George Klein (biologist)

George Klein (biologist)

George Klein (July 28, 1925, Budapest, Hungary – ) is a biologist who has specialized in studying certain types of tumors. He started a tumor biology center at Karolinska Institute and made a connection there between the epstein-Barr virus and lymphomas and other cancers. He is married to Eva Klein, also a biologist, and has a son Peter, a mathematician with a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

He has written a number of popular books, including "Atheist and Holy City", "Pieta", and "Living Now".

References

* [http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/author/default.asp?aid=1238 MIT Press] listing
* [http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=12300&a=26107&l=en Georg and Eva Klein Group]


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