Sydney Brenner, a Decipherer of the Genetic Code, Is Dead at 92
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Sydney Brenner, mRNA Discoverer, Dies
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Sydney Brenner, a Decipherer of the Genetic Code, Is Dead at 92
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Sydney Brenner, 'father of the worm' and decoder of DNA, dies at
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Sydney Brenner: Nobel laureate and molecular biologist who
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Sydney Brenner. 13 January 1927—5 April 2019
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
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Sydney Brenner. 13 January 1927—5 April 2019
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Sydney Brenner. 13 January 1927—5 April 2019
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019