Henry Harris
Henry Harris · Science & Medicine
Cell biologist who pioneered cell fusion and revealed tumor-suppressor genes
1925, Russia — 2014, Oxford, England, UK
Australia · Oxford
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Sir Henry Harris was a cell biologist who pioneered cell fusion, using hybrid cells to demonstrate in 1969 that normal cells can suppress the malignancy of cancer cells — the first direct evidence for tumor-suppressor genes. Born in Russia to a Jewish family that emigrated to Australia, he led human genetics and cancer research at the University of Oxford.
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Cell biologist who pioneered cell fusion and revealed tumor-suppressor genes
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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