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Werner Arber — Age & Birthday

Born: 3 June 1929 · Age: 97

How old is Werner Arber?

Werner Arber is 97 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 3 June 1929.

Nobel Prize winner for discovering restriction enzymes

Did you know?His work provided the molecular tools that allowed scientists to cut and join DNA for the very first time.

Werner Arber (born 3 June 1929 in Gränichen, Aargau) is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases.

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Age: 97
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Born: June 3, 1929 · Gränichen, Switzerland
Nationality: Swiss
Known for: Science

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Child: Silvia Arber

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