Kary Mullis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kary Mullis

American biochemist

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 07-Aug-2019

Profession: chemist, biochemist, molecular biologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kary Banks Mullis (December 28, 1944 – August 7, 2019) was an American biochemist.
In recognition of his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year.
His invention became a central technique in biochemistry and molecular biology, described by The New York Times as "highly original and significant, virtually dividing biology into the two epochs of before PCR and after PCR."