David Baltimore

Nov 17, 2023 | insights.bio | David Baltimore

What are you working on right now? DB: I am retired, so I do not have a laboratory anymore. The structure of my life that was so well established over more than 50 years of research is now in the past. However, I am now working on writing some autobiographical material, and consulting with nonprofit organizations as well as advising various companies. I am leading a very different life compared to five years ago.

Mar 16, 2023 | science.org | Yue Zhai |Shaofan Yuan |Amadeus Plewnia |David Baltimore

Paul Berg, the pioneering biochemist who invented recombinant DNA technology, died on 15 February at age 96. Paul, whose work made genetic engineering possible, was a bridge between the traditional world of biochemistry and metabolism and the modern world of molecular biology. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 30 June 1926, Paul served in the navy during World War II and then received a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Penn State University in 1948.