Restriction Enzymes Were Discovered By

Question

Restriction enzymes were discovered by
A)Boyer and Cohen.
B)Linn and Arber.
C)Watson and Crick.
D)Gurdon and Linn.
E)Cohen and Gurdon.

Accepted Answer

Restriction enzymes were discovered independently by researchers Hamilton O. Smith, Werner Arber, and Daniel Nathans who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978. However, Linn and Arber were the first to report the discovery of restriction enzymes in 1963.