M. Laurance Morse

Melvin Laurance Morse
Larry Morse with wife Helvise and daughter Margaret, Tower Hill, WI, 1953
Born(1921-02-23)February 23, 1921
DiedNovember 7, 2003(2003-11-07) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire
University of Kentucky
University of Wisconsin
Known forSpecialized Transduction
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology
Microbial Genetics
InstitutionsOak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Doctoral advisorJoshua Lederberg

Melvin Laurance Morse (February 23, 1921 – November 7, 2003) was an American microbiologist. He is notable for his experiments (with Esther Lederberg and Joshua Lederberg) in specialized transduction.