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Sanger, Frederick
Frederick Sanger
British biochemist
Venter, J. Craig
J. Craig Venter
American geneticist, biochemist, and businessman
Gilbert, Walter
Walter Gilbert
American biologist
Holley, Robert William
Robert William Holley
American biochemist

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