December 10, 1968

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Har Gobind Khorana Receives the Nobel Prize

Har Gobind Khorana, an Indian-born American biochemist, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for helping crack the genetic code. (Shares Dec 10, Nobel Day, with Chandrasekhar's 1983 physics prize.)

Sources

  1. nobelprize.org nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1968/summary
  2. britannica.com britannica.com/biography/Har-Gobind-Khorana

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