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Medical Research Council

British organization

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Sydney Brenner
…Brenner began work with the Medical Research Council (MRC) in England. He later directed the MRC’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (1979–86) and Molecular Genetics Unit (1986–91). In 1996 he founded the California-based Molecular Sciences Institute, and in 2000 Brenner accepted the position of distinguished research professor at the Salk Institute…
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…Brenner began work with the Medical Research Council (MRC) in England. He later directed the MRC’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (1979–86) and Molecular Genetics Unit (1986–91). In 1996 he founded the California-based Molecular Sciences Institute, and in 2000 Brenner accepted the position of distinguished research professor at the Salk Institute…
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Frederick Sanger
RNA research
In 1962 the Medical Research Council opened its new laboratory of molecular biology in Cambridge. The Austrian-born British biochemist Max Perutz, British biochemist John Kendrew, and British biophysicist Francis Crick moved to the new laboratory. Sanger joined them as head of the protein division. It was a banner…
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In 1962 the Medical Research Council opened its new laboratory of molecular biology in Cambridge. The Austrian-born British biochemist Max Perutz, British biochemist John Kendrew, and British biophysicist Francis Crick moved to the new laboratory. Sanger joined them as head of the protein division. It was a banner…
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