Kendrew
[ken-droo]
- John C(ow·dery) [koh-dree] /ˈkoʊ dri/, 1917–97, English scientist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1962.
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Anna reached the edge of the marsh on the side opposite to Kendrew's.
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Neither Kendrew nor I said much as we returned to the house.
A Frontier MysteryBertram Mitford
He cast one furtive glance at Mr. Kendrew, and turned away again.
Man and WifeWilkie Collins
If Mr. Kendrew wanted information, why should Mr. Kendrew ask for it in that way?
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Mr. Vanborough pushed the bottles in silence to Mr. Kendrew.
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Kendrew
- Sir John Cowdery. 1917–97, British biochemist. Using X-ray diffraction he discovered the structure of myoglobin, for which he shared a Nobel Prize (1962) with Max Perutz
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Kendrew
(kĕn′drōō′)John Cowdery 1917-1997- British biologist. He shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for chemistry for determining the molecular structure of blood components.
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Kendrew
[kĕn′drōō′]
- British molecular biologist who studied the chemistry of the blood and determined by x-ray crystallography the structure of the muscle protein myoglobin. For this work he shared with Max Perutz the 1962 Nobel Prize for chemistry.
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