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. Professional associations American Society for Microbiology American Association for the Advancement of Science References External links To view the thirty-year correspondence between M. Laurance Morse and Esther M. Lederberg, see http://www.estherlederberg.com/EImages/Archive/ArchiveIndex.html; click the entry for "Morse, M. Laurance". University of Colorado School of Medicine obituary for M. Laurance Morse: https://web.archive.org/web/20110929191729/https://www.cu.edu/sg/messages/2708.html 1921 births 2003 deaths People from Hopkinton, Massachusetts University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of New Hampshire alumni University of Kentucky alumni American microbiologists American geneticists Phage workers