Researcher in microbial genetics. With Salvador Luria, Delbrück analyzed variation in virus resistance among bacterial cultures, connecting fluctuations in resistant-cell numbers with mutations arising before selection.[ref]
Mutations of Bacteria from Virus Sensitivity to Virus Resistance by Salvador Luria and Max Delbrück. Author list and described study
Portrait of Max Delbrück
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