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First paragraph modernization. Apr 09, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 19, 2023
Modified link of Web site: The Nobel Prize - Biography of Hamilton O. Smith. Mar 04, 2019
Media added. Aug 28, 2018
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Hamilton Othanel Smith. Feb 09, 2009
Updated to include information on Smith's research concerning the generation of a synthetic single-celled organism. Nov 06, 2008
Article revised. Jan 11, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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