Chemist no. 67 of 350 · Biochemistry

Frederick Sanger

1918-2013United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1958; Chemistry 1980

Protein sequencing; DNA sequencing

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The discovery, explained

Frederick Sanger: Reading the Sequences of Proteins and DNA

How Frederick Sanger sequenced insulin with FDNB and invented chain-termination DNA sequencing, winning two Nobel Prizes. Exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Frederick Sanger: The Quiet Genius Who Won Two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry

Biography of Frederick Sanger (1918-2013): Quaker upbringing, Cambridge career, two Chemistry Nobel Prizes, modesty and legacy in genomics.

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Academic lineage

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Albert NeubergerdoctoralAlbert Charles Chibnallpostdoc
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