NIH Researchers Crack the Genetic Code

Title:
NIH Researchers Crack the Genetic Code
Creator:
Medical World Publishing Company
Date:
5 January 1962
Description:
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.
Periodical:
Medical World News
Publisher:
Medical World Publishing Company
Location:
Box: 4. Folder: 17
Rights:
Courtesy of Marshall W. Nirenberg.
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Genre:
Articles
Format:
Text
Extent:
2 pages
Language:
English
Legacy Source Citation:
Periodical. Medical World Publishing Company. "NIH Researchers Crack the Genetic Code." Medical World News 3, 1 (5 January 1962): 18-19. Article. 2 Images.. Medical World News
Legacy ID:
JJBCBS
NLM ID:
101584910X452
Profiles Collection:
The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X452
Story Section:
Public Reactions to the Genetic Code, 1961-1968