NDLI: Har Gobind Khorana: Interpreter of Genetic Code

Content Provider	Culture & Heritage - Assorted Archive
Organization	India Science-YouTube
Description	This video speaks about Har Gobind Khorana. Har Gobind Khorana’s work helped unravel the genetic code and explain how proteins are made. He discovered a process that is fundamental to life. Khorana and his team established that the biological language common to all living organisms is spelled out in three-letter words, with each set of nucleotides coding for a specific amino acid. Khorana was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1968 jointly with Robert William Holley (1922–1993) and Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927–1994) “for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis.” Khorana was the first scientist to synthesize oligonucleotides. Khorana’s research led to the establishment of genetic engineering as a new branch of science. Har Gobind Khorana (9 January 1922–9 November 2011) made important contributions to this field by building different RNA chains with the help of enzymes.
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Science and Technology Genetic code Works of Great Indian Personalities Har Gobind Khorana Great Indian Personalities Winner of the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Indian Science and Technology Contribution to science Indian Nobel laureate for physiology Indian biochemist
Content Type	Video
Resource Type	Video Lecture Biography

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