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Peter K. Schuster | |
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| Born | 7 March 1941 (age 83) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (PhD, 1967) Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry |
| Known for | Theory of molecular evolution |
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| Fields | Theoretical Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Vienna |
| Doctoral students | Martin Nowak Günter P. Wagner Erich Bornberg-Bauer |
Peter K. Schuster (born 7 March 1941) is a theoretical chemist known for his work with the German Nobel Laureate Manfred Eigen in developing the quasispecies model. His work has made great strides in the understanding of viruses and their replication, as well as theoretical mechanisms in the origin of life.