1906–1997 US biological chemist who elucidated the biochemical basis of vision.
Keywords: vitamin A; retinal; vision; colour blindness; origin of life
Wald, George
Adam Bostanci, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002946
| Further Reading | |
| Wald G (1933) Vitamin A in the retina. Nature 132: 316. | |
| Wald G (1934) Carotenoids and the vitamin A cycle in vision. Nature 134: 65. | |
| Wald G (1964) The receptors of human colour vision. Science 145: 1007–1016. | |
| Wald G (1966) Defective colour vision and its inheritance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 55: 1347–1363. | |
| Wald G (1968) Molecular basis of visual excitation. Science 162: 230–239. | |
| book Wald G (1979) "The case against genetic engineering". In: Jackson DA and Stick SP (eds) The Recombinant DNA Debate, pp. 127–133. London: Prentice Hall. | |
