Carl R. Woese

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:born July 15, 1928
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution evolution of life
molecular evolution
understanding of microbial diversity
classification of life
genetic relationships among organisms
origin of Archaea
gptkbp:died December 30, 2012
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
microbiology
biophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carl R. Woese
gptkbp:inception gptkb:1977
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Carl_Woese's_Tree_of_Life
modern taxonomy
Carl Woese's phylogenetic classification
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:known_for discovering Archaea
gptkbp:legacy founder of molecular phylogenetics
gptkbp:notable_achievement advancement of evolutionary theory
influence on bioinformatics
advancement of genetic sequencing techniques
contribution to the understanding of extremophiles
development of the ribosomal RNA approach
discovery of the third domain of life
establishment of the Archaea domain
impact on environmental microbiology
impact on microbial ecology
influence on synthetic biology
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Tree_of_Life
The Genetic Code
gptkbp:popularized_by gptkb:bridge
prokaryote
phylogenetic tree
gptkbp:published gptkb:Nature
gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Science
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
gptkbp:research 16 S r RNA sequencing
gptkbp:research_focus molecular biology
genomics
phylogenetics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Champaign,_Illinois
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Woese
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–_Champaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4