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Nobel Laureate David Baltimore Passes at 87, Leaving Legacy

9/13/2025

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David Baltimore, Nobel laureate and molecular biologist, died on September 6, 2025, at 87.
He began his research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1959, focusing on Drosophila and Neurospora.
Baltimore discovered reverse transcriptase in 1970, earning the 1975 Nobel Prize.
He founded MIT's Whitehead Institute and led Caltech, advancing gene therapy research.
Baltimore faced controversy at Rockefeller University over a colleague's fraud allegation.

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David Baltimore, Nobel laureate and molecular biologist, died on September 6, 2025, at 87.
He began his research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1959, focusing on Drosophila and Neurospora.
Baltimore discovered reverse transcriptase in 1970, earning the 1975 Nobel Prize.
He founded MIT's Whitehead Institute and led Caltech, advancing gene therapy research.
Baltimore faced controversy at Rockefeller University over a colleague's fraud allegation.