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Kurt Wüthrich

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2002
Kurt Wüthrich — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 2002
Born : 1938-10-04 — Aarberg, Switzerland
“for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution”
Chemistry · 2002
Kurt Wüthrich, born on October 4, 1938, in Aarberg, Switzerland, is a Swiss chemist known for his contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of this technique, which allows for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution. His work has had a significant impact on structural biology and the understanding of biomolecules.

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Who is Kurt Wüthrich?
Kurt Wüthrich, born on October 4, 1938, in Aarberg, Switzerland, is a Swiss chemist known for his contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of this technique, which allows for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution. His work has had a significant impact on structural biology and the understanding of biomolecules.
In what year did Kurt Wüthrich win the Nobel Prize?
2002 — Chemistry
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