Sidney Altman: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 01, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Feb 12, 2024
He died on April 5, 2022. Apr 11, 2022
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Sidney Altman. Oct 17, 2014
Added information on discoveries concerning transfer RNA and on research conducted at University of Colorado and at Harvard University. Jul 09, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Sidney Altman. Feb 09, 2009
Media added. May 06, 2008
Article revised. Jan 11, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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