Nirenberg


[nir-uh n-burg] /ˈnɪr ənˌbɜrg/

noun
1.
Marshall Warren, 1927–2010, U.S. biochemist: pioneered studies on the genetic code; Nobel Prize in medicine 1968.
/ˈnaɪrənˌbɜːɡ/
noun
1.
Marshall Warren. 1927–2010, US biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1968) for his role in deciphering the genetic code

Nirenberg Nir·en·berg (nēr’ĭn-bûrg’), Marshall Warren. Born 1927.

American biochemist. He shared a 1968 Nobel Prize for the study of genetic codes.

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