jan 13, 1965 - Marshall Nirenberg determines which bases made up each codon, (3 RNA/DNA Nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis)
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In 1968, his efforts were rewarded when he, Robert W. Holley and Har Gobind Khorana were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize.Added to timeline:
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jan 13, 1965
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~ 60 years ago