crystallographer
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crystallographers
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It's time the Nobel Assembly did the same thing and awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize to British chemist and crystallographer Rosalind Franklin, whose research laid the foundation for the modern understanding of DNA.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2023
“This should clear up any questions regarding CSH,” says co-author Russell Hemley, an x-ray crystallographer at the University of Illinois, Chicago, who helped determine the material’s structure.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023
Franklin perfected her skills as an X-ray crystallographer in Paris before returning to King’s College London where she took on the challenge of decoding the structure of DNA.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2018
“As a protein crystallographer, I never really thought very carefully about small molecules,” he says.
From Nature ● Oct. 28, 2018
Maurice, a beginner in X-ray diffraction work, wanted some professional help and hoped that Rosy, a trained crystallographer, could speed up his research.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Well, she scanned it in as many spectra as the campus could muster, then consulted crystallographers, who in turn spoke quietly but urgently to cryptographers and linguists.
From Nature ● Aug. 29, 2017
Now, thanks to the work of crystallographers, evolutionary changes and relationships could also be revealed by examination of internal appearances.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013
This Nobel Prize continues the proud tradition of recognizing crystallographers who are among the most persistent and fearless of all scientists.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2012
The Festival Pattern Group brought together a team of modern-minded crystallographers and adventurous commercial manufacturers.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2010
Ideas put forward with conviction were likely to be the products of wild crystallographers who delighted in being in a field where their ideas could not be easily disproved.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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