Description: (American Geneticist and Molecular Biologist Known for His Demonstration of 'Semi-conservative DNA Replication')
Matthew Stanley Meselson is a distinguished geneticist and molecular biologist serving as the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University. He is known for his significant contributions to the field, including the pioneering work on semi-conservative DNA replication alongside Franklin Stahl, the discovery of messenger RNA, and the identification of restriction enzymes with Werner Arber. Meselson has been a prominent advocate for biological arms control and has received numerous prestigious awards for his research in molecular biology. His current research interests encompass DNA repair, genetic recombination, and aging.