About Myron Brakke
Lived 1921 – 2007 (aged 85–86). Myron Brakke was a biochemist.
Myron K. Brakke (October 23, 1921 – June 15, 2007) was an American biochemist and microbiologist who is primarily known for the development of sucrose density-gradient centrifugation as well as his work on viruses and macromolecules. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1974.
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Who was Myron Brakke?
American biologist
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Myron Brakke was born in 1921.
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Myron Brakke died in 2007.
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Myron Brakke was a biochemist.
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