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Marshall Nirenberg (jan 1, 1961 – dec 31, 1961)

Description:

Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei discovered the key to breaking the genetic code when they conducted an experiment using a synthetic RNA chain of multiple units of uracil to instruct a chain of amino acids to add phenylalanine.

References: American Chemical Society.

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Date:

jan 1, 1961
dec 31, 1961
~ 12 months