Sidney Altman
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Sidney Altman was a Canadian American molecular biologist who discovered that RNA molecules can act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in cells, a finding that challenged the previous understanding that only proteins could perform this function. This discovery, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989, fundamentally changed how scientists think about the role of RNA in living organisms.
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- 1939
- Died
- 2022
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- 3
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- International review of Swedish research in fundamental chemistry
- Transfer RNA
- Ribonuclease P
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Sidney Altman (May 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian-American molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.
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1939 births2022 deathsAcademics from MontrealAmerican biophysicistsAmerican molecular biologistsAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican people of Polish-Jewish descentAmerican people of Ukrainian-Jewish descentAnglophone Quebec peopleCanadian biologistsCanadian biophysicistsCanadian expatriate academics in the United States