Dr. Kary Mullis' 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to him for the invention of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).

Nobel medal, struck in 18 carat gold and plated in 24 carat gold, approx. 175g, 66 mm in diameter. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. The obverse exhibits lovely copper red gold color, while the reverse is more of a bright yellow gold throughout. The obverse with two minor scuffs at 11:00 and 2:00, the reverse with minor marks in the central fields, otherwise as issued, with no sign of friction or wear. Housed in original claret diced morocco case, decorated in gilt and lined in satin.

WITH: Kary Mullis' 1993 Nobel Prize Diploma, two vellum leaves (each 341 x 242 mm), the left featuring original watercolor art by BoLarsson, the right with the details of Mullis' award, in red morocco portfolio ruled in gilt and gilt-stamped "KBM," in customclamshell box.

Together with a signed offprint of "Specific Enzymatic Amplification of DNA In Vitro: The Polymerase Chain Reaction" (Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Vol LX 1986); a signed copy of Mullis' 1993 Nobel lecture; a signed copy of Mullis' book Dancing Naked in the Mind Field; TLSs of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton to Kary Mullis; and 5 photographs, both color and black and white, of Mullis at the Nobel ceremonies and the White House.

Dr. Mullis' invention has allowed modern science to follow through on the promise of Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix, allowing for the fuller and more comprehensive study of the mysteries of DNA.

-Ted Koppel, ABC News-Nightline

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