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Born February 5, 1872 • New York
Died December 9, 1935 (aged 63) • New Haven • Connecticut
Subjects Of Study nutrient • protein • vitamin

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Thomas Steitz
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George P. Smith
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Edward L. Tatum
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American scientist
Edwin Joseph Cohn
American biochemist
William H. Stein
American biochemist
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Christian B. Anfinsen
American biochemist
Stanford Moore
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Israeli protein crystallographer Ada Yonath.
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Israeli biochemist
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