Chemist no. 205 of 350 · Biochemistry

Aziz Sancar

1946-United StatesNobel Chemistry 2015

Nucleotide excision repair of DNA

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The discovery, explained

Aziz Sancar and the Chemistry of DNA Repair: How Cells Fix Sunlight Damage

How Aziz Sancar mapped nucleotide excision repair and photolyase, the DNA repair work that won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Exam notes included.

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Biography

Aziz Sancar: From a Small Town in Turkey to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Biography of Aziz Sancar, Turkish-American biochemist and 2015 Chemistry Nobel laureate for DNA repair. Early life, career, honours and lessons.

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Academic lineage

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