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Venki Ramakrishnan is a structural biologist who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and function of the ribosome. Born in Chidambaram, India, he has served as President of the Royal Society and is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Known for: Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
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Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
In this memoir, Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan recounts his journey from a small town in India to the forefront of molecular biology, culminating in his groundbreaking work on the structure of the ribosome. The book offers an insider’s view of the competitive world of scientific discovery, the challenges of research, and the human stories behind major scientific achievements.
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From Physics to Biology: The Early Journey
My childhood in India was steeped in science. My parents were both academics—my father a physicist, my mother a science teacher—and I grew up believing that the universe was something rational, decipherable. Yet, it was only later that I realized understanding atoms is one thing; understanding life ...
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The Ribosome: Life’s Most Complex Machine
To understand the ribosome is to glimpse life’s translation engine. It is the molecular machine that reads the genetic script and stitches amino acids into proteins—the very act that turns information into function. For decades, biologists grasped its importance but could only speculate about its fo...
From Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
About Venki Ramakrishnan
Venki Ramakrishnan is a structural biologist who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and function of the ribosome. Born in Chidambaram, India, he has served as President of the Royal Society and is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Venki Ramakrishnan is a structural biologist who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and function of the ribosome. Born in Chidambaram, India, he has served as President of the Royal Society and is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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