Geobulletin alpha

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Author:	Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D.
Date:	2015-12-21 15:38:00
Blog:	Palaeoblog
URL:	http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/born-this-day-hermann-muller.html

Summary:

The father of radiation genetics, Muller (Dec. 21, 1890 – April 5, 1967) began his career with T.H. Morgan studying mutations in fruit flies. He was the first to increase the mutation rate using heat, later using 50 kilovolt X-rays to induce an even greater incidence of mutations. Muller was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1946. Muller long warned about needless exposures

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Geographic context:

Location	Country	Latitude	Longitude
Morgan	US	40.2626	-103.808
Thailand	TH	13.0366	101.493

Keywords:

career, Dec., father, fruit flies, greater incidence, heat, Hermann Muller, kilovolt X-rays, mutation rate, mutations, needless exposures, Nobel Prize, Physiology, radiation genetics, T.H. Morgan