This article details the pioneering work of Nirenberg and Matthaei to decipher the RNA molecules that carry cellular blueprints, and reports "the enigma of genetic coding, considered a fundamental secret to life, may be on the verge of solution." A photograph of Nirenberg working out genetic coding units is included along with visual representations of RNA sequences.
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2 (358,505 Bytes)
Date:
1962-01-05 (January 5, 1962)
Creator:
Medical World Publishing Company
Source:
Periodical: Medical World Publishing Company. "NIH Researchers Crack the Genetic Code." Medical World News 3, 1 (5 January 1962): 18-19. Article. 2 Images.
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Medical World Publishing Company
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Courtesy of Marshall W. Nirenberg.
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