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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.


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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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

In 1980, he moved to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, where he collaborated with Dr. Nirenberg and Dr. Kohn on the Navier-Stokes research.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2023

“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

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