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Bernstein, Harris was born on December 12, 1934 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Bernstein.
(Why organisms age and why sexual reproduction exists are ...)
Why organisms age and why sexual reproduction exists are major unsolved problems in biology. This book provides an integrated explanation of aging and sex based on current knowledge of DNA damage and repair. Key Features * Discusses the universality of the problem of DNA damage * Describes aging as a consequence of accumulated DNA damage * Considers meiosis as an adaptation for DNA repair * Discusses mating in eukaryotes as an adaptation for masking mutation
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Bernstein, Harris was born on December 12, 1934 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Bernstein.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1961.
Postdoctoral fellow Yale University, New Haven, 1961-1963. Assistant professor University California, Davis, 1963-1968. Associate professor College Medicine University Arizona, Tucson, 1968-1974, professor department microbiology and immunology, 1974—2004, professor department cell biology and anatomy, since 2004.
(Why organisms age and why sexual reproduction exists are ...)
Fellow American Academy Mibrobiology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Society Microbiology, Genetics Society American, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Married Carol Adelberg, June 7, 1962. Children: Beryl, Golda, Benjamin.