About Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin
Lived 1916 – 2009 (aged 92–93). Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin was a Russian physicist and biologist, known for DNA physics.
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin (1916–August 5, 2009) was a Russian physicist and a founder of the new discipline of DNA physics.
Scientific career Lazurkin started his career in a novel field polymer physics. During World War II, he was in the Navy and worked on demagnetizing of ships.
After the war, he returned to polymer physics. One of the phenomenons that his laboratory studied and greatly contributed to its understanding, was DNA melting.
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Who was Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin?
Russian physicist
When was Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin born?
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin was born in 1916 in Soviet Union.
When did Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin die?
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin died on 5 August 2009.
What was Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin's occupation?
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin was a physicist and biologist.
What was Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin known for?
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin was known for DNA physics.
What nationality was Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin?
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin was Russian.
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