Pioneer of gene research dead at 96 By Emily Moskal, Stanford Medicine Feb 24, 2023 Paul Berg, Ph.D., a Stanford professor of biochemistry who won the 1980 Nobel Prize in chemistry, died Feb. 15 at his home on the Stanford campus. He was 96. The Brooklyn native and son of Russian Jewish immigrants was known for work that — while controversial at the time — set in motion the field… Read More
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Small Bites Food Network's Jet Tila does Asian latkes at S.F. Jewish senior home Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Jet Tila, a Food Network star, came to the Frank Residences, part of the… By Alix Wall Dec 6, 2021
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