Nirenberg

American  

[nir-uhn-burg] / ˈnɪr ənˌbɜrg /

noun

1. Marshall Warren, 1927–2010, U.S. biochemist: pioneered studies on the genetic code; Nobel Prize in medicine 1968.

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Nirenberg British  

/ ˈnaɪrənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. Marshall Warren. 1927–2010, US biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1968) for his role in deciphering the genetic code

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Example Sentences

In a 2002 interview, Nirenberg said that Caffarelli had a “fantastic intuition”, which made it hard for collaborators to keep up with him.

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2023

The mayor of San Antonio, Ron Nirenberg, called the deaths a “horrific human tragedy” at a news conference on Monday evening.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2022

“This is nothing short of a horrific human tragedy,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said Monday night.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2022

"It's unspeakable," San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said on MSNBC, noting that his community depends on migrants while there is a labor shortage.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2022

At the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Marshall Nirenberg, Heinrich Matthaei, and Philip Leder used a biochemical approach to try to crack the cipher.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee