British geneticist receives half million pound prize
The 2012 Balzan Prize
Marc Van Montagu (Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics at Ghent University; Chairman of the Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries) read the citation for the assignment of the Prize for Epigenetics to David Baulcombe:
"For his fundamental contribution to the understanding of epigenetics and its role in cell and tissue development under normal and stressful conditions."
The amount of each of the four 2012 Balzan Prizes will be 750.000 Swiss Francs (approx. EUR 620.000, USD 790.000, GBP 500.000).
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