Question

Which of the following scientists won the Nobel prize for the development of Polymerase chain rection (PCR) in the year 1993

• A. Cesar Milstein
• B. Philip Sharp
• C. Susumu Tonegava
• D. Kary Mullis

Answer 1

The correct option is D Kary Mullis

Kary Mullis developed and demonstrated the Polymerase Chain Reaction for the first time in the year 1983 and was awarded the Nobel Prize for the same in the year 1993. PCR was a revolutionary and changed the way molecular biology research was done. Today PCR is a toally automated and has many variations to it.