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Thomas R. Cech

nobel prize for chemistry


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Thomas R. Cech
Full Name
of the recipient
Thomas R. Cech
AwardNobel Prize in Chemistry
Year of Award1989
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withSidney Altman (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award
for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA
Affiliation
at the Time of Award
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Place of BirthChicago, IL, United States USA
Date of Birth8 December 1947
Age
at the time of Award
41 years
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