Monod

[ maw-noh ]

noun

1. Jacques [zhahk], 1910–76, French chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.

Monod

/ mô-nō′ /

1. French biochemist who, with François Jacob, proposed the existence of messenger RNA. Monod and Jacob also studied how genes control cellular activity by directing the synthesis of proteins.

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She was a daughter of the great French preacher, Frederick Monod, and had an only brother who was all in all to her.

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I had recovered, and Dr. Monod, who was attending me, said that I could now be moved without any fear of ill effects.

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For the modern period, consult the Introduction of M. G. Monod to vol.

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To the late Frederic Monod belongs the imperishable honor of commencing the renovation by means of his little Sunday school.

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Inspired by such men as Vinet and Monod, they do not stand merely on the defensive, but are constantly aggressive.

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