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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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Nirenberg also begged Caffarelli to publish more, because Caffarelli had a habit of putting into writing only a fraction of the ideas he would discuss with his peers.

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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