Co-founder of developmental biology and genetics.
He discovered how genes control development using C. elegans.
His work transformed genetics and neuroscience research.
In 1927, he was born in South Africa.
In 1951, he earned his PhD in Biology from the University of Cambridge.
In 1963, he began pioneering research on C. elegans genetics.
Developmental biology research, studying how genes control organism growth.
It helps understand nervous system development and genetic diseases.
It supports modern neuroscience and biotechnology research.
In 2002, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
His discoveries reshaped developmental biology and genetics.
He continued to lead genetics research until his passing in 2019.
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