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Frederick Sanger

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1958
Frederick Sanger — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 1958 Chemistry 1980
Born : 1918-08-13 — Rendcombe, United Kingdom
Died : 2013-11-19
“for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin”
Chemistry · 1958
“for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids”
Chemistry · 1980
Frederick Sanger, born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcombe, United Kingdom, was a British biochemist renowned for his significant contributions to science. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice, first in 1958 for his work on the structure of proteins, especially insulin, and then in 1980 for his contributions to the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids. Sanger passed away on November 19, 2013.

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Who is Frederick Sanger?
Frederick Sanger, born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcombe, United Kingdom, was a British biochemist renowned for his significant contributions to science. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice, first in 1958 for his work on the structure of proteins, especially insulin, and then in 1980 for his contributions to the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids. Sanger passed away on November 19, 2013.
In what year did Frederick Sanger win the Nobel Prize?
1958, 1980 — Chemistry
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