Paul Berg, PhD [GRS'52], Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in the field of genetic engineering, who earned his PhD in biochemistry from Western Reserve University in 1952, died last month. Berg became ...

A senior project entirely altered Paul Berg’s life—and, in turn, benefited millions. While conducting his undergraduate research, Berg came upon papers that so intrigued him that he decided to pursue ...

Paul Berg, the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist whose ground-breaking experiments in gene-splicing reshaped cancer research and helped spawn the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry, has died at ...

Paul Berg, a professor of cancer research and biochemistry at Stanford University, made it clear from the start of his lecture last night which side of the stem cell debate he supports. “How could any ...

Paul A. Berg, 68, of Hutchinson passed away Monday, Feb. 3, at his home in Hutchinson. Memorial service was Saturday, Feb. 8, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. Officiating was the Rev. Gerhard ...

In 1971, he transferred material from one organism to another, creating the first recombinant DNA, or rDNA. He later helped lead a historic effort to write protocols for genetic research. By Don R.