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The mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid

Institution:

New York University School of Medicine

Researchers:

Severo Ochoa, MD, professor of biochemistry from 1942 to 1974 at NYU School of Medicine

Impact:

Synthesis of RNA and DNA has led to groundbreaking research in the field of genetics.

Timeline:

In 1955, Dr. Ochoa was the first to synthesize RNA outside of the cell. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959.

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Albany Medical CollegeAlbert Einstein College of MedicineCity University of New York School of MedicineColumbia University College Of Physicians and SurgeonsHofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra UniversityIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the University at BuffaloNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic MedicineNew York Medical CollegeNew York University School of MedicineSchool of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical CenterStony Brook University School of MedicineSUNY Downstate Medical CenterSUNY Upstate Medical UniversityTouro College of Osteopathic MedicineWeill Cornell MedicineWeill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian