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Carlos Bustamante

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Carlos Bustamante is a Peruvian-American biophysicist known for developing single-molecule techniques, including optical tweezers and atomic force microscopy, to directly observe the mechanical behavior of DNA, RNA and the protein machines that act on them. He has also conducted research applying population genetics and genomic analysis to the ancestry and history of Latin American populations.

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1951 1
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    He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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    He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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    May 6, 1951
  • Member Of: University of California, Berkeley, Infobox: workplaces
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Lead section
    He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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