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October 16, 1959
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Two American scientists, Dr. Severo Ochoa of New York University College of Medicine and Dr. Arthur Kornberg of Stanford University, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries in the biological synthesis of RNA and DNA, advancing understanding of heredity mechanisms.
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Awarded Nobel
Medicine Prize
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, (AP) Two American scientists were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine for pioneer research into the basic mechanisms of heredity.
They are Dr. Severo Ochoa of the New York University College of Medicine and Dr. Arthur Kornberg of Stanford University, California.
The decision was taken by the Swedish Royal Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology yesterday afternoon.
The reward signaled an explosive biochemical advance in the basic scientific level of heredity. The prize this year is worth 220,700 Swedish crowns-$42,000.
The money comes from trusts set up under the will of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of dynamite. The prizes are given for chemistry, physics, literature, as well as in the field of medicine and physiology. In addition there is the Nobel Peace Prize.
Americans also won the prize for medicine last year. They were George Beadle, Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg, for their work in genetics.
The work of Dr. Ochoa and Dr. Kornberg centered on the chemical structure pattern of heredity, notably the key substances of DNA desoxyribonucleic acid; and RNA - ribonucleic acid.
The Caroline Institute said in its official citation that the two American scientists were awarded the prize "for their discoveries of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and desoxyribonucleic acid."
Dr. Ochoa, 54, is a native of Spain. Kornberg, 41, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Caroline Institute, which gave half the prize to each man, said it was honoring "two of the best biochemists of the present time in their most active age."
Awarded Nobel
Medicine Prize
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, (AP) Two American scientists were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine for pioneer research into the basic mechanisms of heredity.
They are Dr. Severo Ochoa of the New York University College of Medicine and Dr. Arthur Kornberg of Stanford University, California.
The decision was taken by the Swedish Royal Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology yesterday afternoon.
The reward signaled an explosive biochemical advance in the basic scientific level of heredity. The prize this year is worth 220,700 Swedish crowns-$42,000.
The money comes from trusts set up under the will of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of dynamite. The prizes are given for chemistry, physics, literature, as well as in the field of medicine and physiology. In addition there is the Nobel Peace Prize.
Americans also won the prize for medicine last year. They were George Beadle, Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg, for their work in genetics.
The work of Dr. Ochoa and Dr. Kornberg centered on the chemical structure pattern of heredity, notably the key substances of DNA desoxyribonucleic acid; and RNA - ribonucleic acid.
The Caroline Institute said in its official citation that the two American scientists were awarded the prize "for their discoveries of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and desoxyribonucleic acid."
Dr. Ochoa, 54, is a native of Spain. Kornberg, 41, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Caroline Institute, which gave half the prize to each man, said it was honoring "two of the best biochemists of the present time in their most active age."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Nobel Prize
Medicine
Heredity
Dna
Rna
Biochemists
American Scientists
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Severo Ochoa
Dr. Arthur Kornberg
George Beadle
Edward Tatum
Joshua Lederberg
Alfred Nobel
Where did it happen?
Stockholm, Sweden
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. Severo Ochoa
Dr. Arthur Kornberg
George Beadle
Edward Tatum
Joshua Lederberg
Alfred Nobel
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Event Date
This Year
Story Details
Dr. Severo Ochoa and Dr. Arthur Kornberg awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries of mechanisms in biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and desoxyribonucleic acid.