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This was almost a two-in-one Nobel for a single dude: both for <chemical bond> theory and <secondary structure> theories such as the <alpha helix>! A beast.

Official page: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1954/summary


1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 37

 Incoming links: Alpha helix