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  • NAME: Frederick Sanger
  • OCCUPATION: Chemist
  • BIRTH DATE: August 13, 1918 (Age: 93)
  • EDUCATION: St. John's College at Cambridge
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Rendcombe, England
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Frederick Sanger received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice. He discovered the structure of insulin and researched of DNA molecule sequencing.

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Frederick Sanger was born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcombe, England. He was raised in a wealthy, Quaker family. He received his doctorate in biochemistry from St. John’s College in 1943. In 1958, he was awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of insulin. He received his second Nobel Prize in 1980 for his research regarding the sequencing of DNA molecules. He retired three years later.

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