François Jacob and Jacques Monod
François Jacob (1953) and Jacques Monod
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François Jacob talks about how he and Jacques Monod named messenger RNA.
15886. Lac operon problem
The first model for the control of protein production was the lac operon. This system of feedback and negative regulation is used by bacteria, however, the general principles also apply to higher organisms. Another method of protein regulation involves
16702. Biography 33: François Jacob (1920 - )
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15271. Discovering the lac operon, François Jacob
François Jacob talks about bacterial mutants that could not metabolize lactose. Using these mutants, Jacob and Monod figured out how protein production is controlled.
16029. François Jacob, 1961
Genes can be turned on and off.
15275. Molecules thought to be unique to species, François Jacob
François Jacob talks about molecules thought to be unique to species