George Klein (biologist)
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George Klein is a biologist who has specialized in studying certain types of tumors. He started a tumor biology center at Karolinska Institute and made a connection there between the epstein-Barr virus
and lymphomas and other cancers. He is married to Eva Klein, also a biologist, and has a son Peter, a mathematician with a masters. from Columbia University
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He has written a number of popular books, including Atheist and Holy City, Pieta, and Living Now.
He was awarded the $100,000 prize by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation for pioneering work in relations to cancer and the humans' immunity system.
Epstein-Barr virus
The Epstein–Barr virus , also called human herpesvirus 4 , is a virus of the herpes family and is one of the most common viruses in humans. It is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis...
and lymphomas and other cancers. He is married to Eva Klein, also a biologist, and has a son Peter, a mathematician with a masters. from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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He has written a number of popular books, including Atheist and Holy City, Pieta, and Living Now.
He was awarded the $100,000 prize by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation for pioneering work in relations to cancer and the humans' immunity system.