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Sidney Altman

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sidney Altman 1939-, Canadian-American molecular biologist, b. Montreal, Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado, 1967. A professor at Yale Univ. since 1971, he discovered that RNA could function as enzymes; it was previously thought that enzymatic activity was only possible in protein molecules. His discovery has a potential use in fighting viral infections. For this work, Altman shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics with Thomas Cech , who independently made the same discovery. Author not available, ALTMAN, SIDNEY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Sidney Altman
Encyclopedia of World Biography Sidney Altman Research by molecular biologist Sidney Altman (born 1939) has helped unravel many of the mysteries ... looked after the home and her children by the time Sidney was born. Altman's parents instilled in him an appreciation for the ... Read more
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ... USA, 1975 Director: Robert Altman Production: Paramount Pictures ... Nashville. Producer: Robert Altman; screenplay: Joan Tewkesbury ... photography: Paul Lohmann; editors: Sidney Levin and Dennis Hill; sound ... Vision: The Films of Robert Altman , New York, 1976. Kass, Judith M., Robert Altman, ... Read more

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