apr 24, 1953 - George Gamow creates the “RNA Tie Club”, in which each member would put forward their ideas about how nucleotide bases were transformed into proteins by the body's cells.
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He handpicked 20 members - one for each amino acid - and they each wore a tie carrying the symbol of their allocated amino acid. Ironically, the man who was to discover the genetic code, Marshall Nirenberg, was not a member.Added to timeline:
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apr 24, 1953
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~ 72 years ago