Review
From the Structure and Function of the Ribosome to New Antibiotics (Nobel Lecture)†
Thomas A. Steitz Prof.,
Thomas A. Steitz Prof.
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yale University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8114 (USA)
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Thomas A. Steitz Prof.
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yale University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8114 (USA)
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Copyright© The Nobel Foundation 2009. We thank the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, for permission to print this lecture.
Abstract
A complex structure: The 2009 Nobel Prize was awarded for investigations into the structure and function of the ribosome, the protein factory of the cell. The Laureates describe first hand the course of the discoveries in this area, from the beginning of their research to the current detailed understanding.
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