marshall w. nirenberg

Nir·en·berg

[nir-uhn-burg]
noun
Marshall Warren, born 1927, U.S. biochemist: pioneered studies on the genetic code; Nobel prize for medicine 1968.
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Nirenberg (ˈnaɪrənˌbɜːɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Marshall Warren. born 1927, US biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1968) for his role in deciphering the genetic code

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Nirenberg Nir·en·berg (nēr'ĭn-bûrg'), Marshall Warren. Born 1927.

American biochemist. He shared a 1968 Nobel Prize for the study of genetic codes.

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