J. Michael Bishop: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Death date added. Mar 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 18, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Feb 16, 2024
Invalidated site: University of California, San Francisco - A History of UCSF - Biography of John Michael Bishop. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: DNA from the Beginning - Biography of John Michael Bishop. Apr 16, 2021
Add new Web site: National Science and Technology Medals Foundation - Biography of J. Michael Bishop. Apr 09, 2019
Add new Web site: Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings - John Michael Bishop. Apr 09, 2019
Noted that he stepped down as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco. May 17, 2018
Add new Web site: University of California, San Francisco - A History of UCSF - Biography of John Michael Bishop. Oct 16, 2014
Changed reference to number of genes in human genome from "approximately 25,000" to "an estimated 20,000 to 25,000." Oct 08, 2014
Article revised and updated. Aug 21, 2008
Article revised and updated. Apr 25, 2007
Article revised. Dec 21, 1998
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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