When we talk about stem cells, we are actually talking about a complicated series of things, including adult stem cells which are largely cells devoted to replacing individual tissues like blood elements or liver or even the brain.
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| Birth: | 7th March, 1938 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Biologist, Professor |
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David Baltimore was born in New York City, New York. He is an American biologist, and 1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. He served as president of the California Institute of Technology from 1997 to 2006, and is currently the President Emeritus and Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology at Caltech. Dr. Baltimore has profoundly influenced international science, including key contributions to immunology, virology, cancer research, biotechnology, and recombinant DNA research, through his accomplishments as a researcher, administrator, educator, and public advocate for science and engineering. He earned a BA at Swarthmore College in 1960, having switched from biology to chemistry. He received his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University in 1964.
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