Born: 1853-09-16 in Rostock, Mecklenburg (now Germany)
Gender: male
Field: German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics
Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel was a biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells.
Awarded on: 1910-10-20
"in recognition of the contributions to our knowledge of cell chemistry made through his work on proteins, including the nucleic substances"
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