Alexander Rich
Alexander Rich · Science & Medicine
Biophysicist who discovered Z-DNA and co-discovered polysomes and the structure of transfer RNA.
1924, Hartford, Connecticut, USA — 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
United States
Alexander Rich is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Biophysicist who discovered Z-DNA and co-discovered polysomes and the structure of transfer RNA.
Rich was an American biophysicist at MIT who discovered Z-DNA, the left-handed form of the double helix, and made pioneering contributions to nucleic-acid structure, including work on the structure of transfer RNA and the discovery of polysomes. His research helped found molecular biology. He was born into a Jewish family in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Biophysicist who discovered Z-DNA and co-discovered polysomes and the structure of transfer RNA.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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