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James D. Watson, The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins, Nobel Lecture (1962)
Watson, James D. 'The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins.' Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1962. Reference 8: 'J. W. Littlefield, E. B. Keller, J. Gross, and P. C. Zamecnik, J. Biol. Chem., 217 (1955) 111; V. G. Allfrey, M. M. Daly, and A. E. Mirsky, J. Gen. Physiol., 37 (1953) 157', cited for the finding that ribosomes 'are the sites where polypeptide bonds are made' (printed page 786).
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The lecture itself, from the Nobel Foundation’s PDF (sha256 a658962a016f869f475bc3fe90297bc58d0a15e58283962567f5b861b95ac89f), read 2026-09-23. The cited paper is PubMed 13109153: Allfrey V, Daly MM, Mirsky AE, “Synthesis of protein in the pancreas. II. The role of ribonucleoprotein in protein synthesis,” J Gen Physiol 1953;37(2):157–75, doi:10.1085/jgp.37.2.157.
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- James D. Watson
- Published
- 1962
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- 2026-09-23
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- https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/watson-lecture.pdf
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