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"2022 marks the 100th birthday of Nobel Prize winning chemist Har Gobind
Khorana – or so we think. The exact date of his birth is not known, because
Khorana was born in poverty in a British Indian class that rarely recorded such
dates. As a child, he had to beg a neighbor for a glowing ember so his mother
could light their daily cooking fire. He was 6 before he owned his first
pencil.
Khorana emerged from this background to receive a Nobel Prize in 1968 for
deciphering the genetic code that translates DNA sequences into the protein
molecules that carry out the functions of living cells.
I am writing a biography of Khorana with the hope that his story will inspire
young scientists from every background to pursue their dreams of exploration
and discovery."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
