Nirenberg: Meaning and Definition of

Nir•en•berg

Pronunciation: (nir'un-bûrg"), [key]
— n.
  1. born 1927, U.S. biochemist: pioneered studies on the genetic code; Nobel prize for medicine 1968.
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