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Heinrich Matthaei and Marshall Nirenberg

Title:: Heinrich Matthaei and Marshall Nirenberg
Date:: 1962
Description:: Heinrich Matthaei was Marshall Nirenberg's first postdoctoral researcher. Their collaboration led to the now famous protein synthesis poly-U experiments and the first clue to the genetic code.
Location:: Box: 129. Folder: 52
Rights:: Courtesy of Marshall W. Nirenberg.
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Genre:: Photographic prints
Format:: Still Image
Extent:: 1 pages
Legacy ID:: JJBBBX
NLM ID:: 101584910X19
Profiles Collection:: The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X19
Story Section:: Synthetic RNA and the Poly-U Experiments, 1959-1962