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VSA : Name one scientist of Indian origin who obtained the Nobel Prize for his work in genetics?

August 29, 2023

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Name one scientist of Indian origin who obtained the Nobel Prize for his work in genetics?

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Dr. Hargobind Khorana, who was of Indian origin, obtained the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1968 for his work on the interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis.

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