Chemist no. 192 of 350 · Biochemistry

Thomas A. Steitz

1940-2018United StatesNobel Chemistry 2009

Atomic structure of the ribosome

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The discovery, explained

Thomas Steitz and the Ribosome: The Day We Learned That RNA Makes Proteins

How Thomas Steitz's 2.4 Å structure of the 50S ribosome showed that RNA, not protein, forms peptide bonds. Nobel Chemistry 2009 explained for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Thomas A. Steitz (1940-2018): The Crystallographer Who Saw the Ribosome Make Proteins

Biography of Thomas A. Steitz (1940-2018), Yale crystallographer who solved the large ribosomal subunit and shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

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