Luria
[loo r-ee-uh] /ˈlʊər i ə/
noun
1.
Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.
/ˈlʊərɪə/
noun
1.
Alexander Romanovich. 1902–77, Russian psychologist, a pioneer of modern neuropsychology. His most important work concerns the psychological effects of brain tumours
2.
Isaac (ben Solomon). 1534–72, Jewish mystic living in Egypt and Palestine: noted for his interpretation of the Cabbala
Luria Lu·ri·a (lur’ē-ə), Salvador Edward. 1912-1991.
Italian-born American biologist. He shared a 1969 Nobel Prize for investigating the mechanism of viral infection in living cells.
Luria
(lr’ē-ə)
Italian-born American biologist whose research on gene mutation and bacteria increased scientific understanding of the role of DNA in bacterial viruses.
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