Kary B. Mullis
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Kary B. Mullis was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a revolutionary technique in molecular biology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kary B. Mullis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12804188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kary B. Mullis Context triple: [Biotechnology Heritage Award, notableRecipient, Kary B. Mullis]
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A.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.
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B.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was a prominent British sculptor and metalworker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his architectural and decorative commissions.
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C.
Werner Arber
Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist who won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on restriction enzymes and molecular genetics.
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D.
Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
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E.
Richard J. Roberts
Richard J. Roberts is a British molecular biologist and biochemist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning discovery of split genes and RNA splicing in eukaryotic DNA.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kary B. Mullis Target entity description: Kary B. Mullis was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a revolutionary technique in molecular biology.
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A.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.
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B.
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was a prominent British sculptor and metalworker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his architectural and decorative commissions.
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C.
Werner Arber
Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist who won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on restriction enzymes and molecular genetics.
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D.
Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.
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E.
Richard J. Roberts
Richard J. Roberts is a British molecular biologist and biochemist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning discovery of split genes and RNA splicing in eukaryotic DNA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in chemistry
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PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Georgia Institute of Technology
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
NERFINISHED
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Japan Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-12-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lenoir, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-08-07 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | synthesis and structure of nucleic acids ⓘ |
| employer |
Cetus Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Mullis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
ⓘ
biotechnology ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| fullName | Kary Banks Mullis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Kary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
forensic science
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genetics ⓘ medical diagnostics ⓘ molecular biology techniques ⓘ |
| inventionYearApproximate | 1983 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
PCR
NERFINISHED
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polymerase chain reaction ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| notableInvention | polymerase chain reaction ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dancing Naked in the Mind Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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biochemist ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith | Michael Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kary B. Mullis Description of subject: Kary B. Mullis was an American biochemist and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a revolutionary technique in molecular biology.
Referenced by (1)
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