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Har Gobind Khorana (9 January 1922 – 9 November 2011) was an Indian-American biochemist. While on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison , he shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley for research that showed the order of nucleotides in nucleic acids , which carry the ...
Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-born American biochemist who shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for research that helped to show how the nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell, control the cell’s synthesis of proteins.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1968 was awarded jointly to Robert W. Holley, Har Gobind Khorana and Marshall W. Nirenberg "for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis"
Oct 29, 2023 · Har Gobind Khorana, an Indian-American biochemist, received global acclaim for his groundbreaking contributions to molecular biology. In the 1960s, Har Gobind Khorana, in collaboration with his team, unravelled the mysteries of the genetic code, elucidating how DNA sequences determine amino acid arrangements in proteins.
Apr 5, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Har Gobind Khorana, who was born into poverty in India and became a leader in molecular biology. He deciphered the genetic code, synthesized complex molecules and created the first artificial gene.
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Dec 14, 2011 · Har Gobind Khorana, who died on 9 November 2011 at the age of 89, was a pioneer and a visionary. That someone with such a humble background could rise to become an icon of...
Nov 9, 2011 · Har Gobind Khorana was a biochemist who cracked the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. He built different RNA chains with enzymes and solved the remaining amino acid sequences of proteins.
