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This paper provides a short account of the life and work of Nikolay Vladimirovitch Timoféeff-Ressovsky (1900-1981), with special reference to the 1935 monograph on the nature of the gene mutation structure by Timoféeff-Ressovsky, Zimmer, and Delbrück, its origin, its role in the development of molecular biology, and the part played in Timoféeff’s own life.
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BABKOFF, V. (2006). TIMOFÉEF-RESSOVSKY: A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE. In: Cigna, A.A., Durante, M. (eds) Radiation Risk Estimates in Normal and Emergency Situations. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4956-0_1
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