= Esther Lederberg
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{title2=1922–2006}
= Esther M. Lederberg
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Researcher in microbial <genetics>. With <Joshua Lederberg>, Lederberg coauthored the replica-plating study, which preserved colony patterns across growth conditions to distinguish pre-existing <mutants> from changes caused by selection.<Replica plating and indirect selection of bacterial mutants by Joshua Lederberg and Esther Lederberg>[Title, author list and reported study]{ref}
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