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Turris Normandavidsoni
''Turris normandavidsoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae commonly called the turrids. Olivera, Baldomero."The SubfamiIy Turrinae in the Philippines: The Genus Turris (Roding, 1798)" ''Philippine Journal of Science The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...'', Vol. 128, p. 295 (1999). Name The discoverer of this species, Baldomero Olivera, named it after a professor of his, Caltech biologist Norman Davidson. Description The length of the shell attains 71 mm. Distribution This species is native to waters of the Philippines.; also off Papua New Guinea. References * Liu, J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp * Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldomero Olivera
Baldomero Olivera (born 1941) is a Filipino chemist known for discovery of many cone snail toxins important for neuroscience. These molecules, called conotoxins, led to a breakthrough in the study of ion channels and neuromuscular synapses. He discovered and first characterized E. coli DNA ligase, a key enzyme of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology. Olivera graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1960. He received his PhD from the California Institute of Technology (1966) in Biophysical Chemistry, followed by postdoctoral work at Stanford University from 1966 to 1968. In 1970, he moved to the University of Utah, where he is now a Distinguished Professor of Biology. His laboratory's discovery was featured on the cover of the international scientific journal Science in 1990. He was Harvard 2007 "Scientist of the Year". He is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, has been elected into the Institute of Medicine and the American Philosophical Society, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
