About Richard Jackson
Lived 1940 – 2020 (aged 79–80). Richard Jackson was a biochemist.
Richard Jackson is a biochemist and cell biologist. He is emeritus Professor of RNA Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. In 2006, Jackson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Jackson's main contributions to cell biology concern the translation of a cell's genetic instruction by ribosomes into proteins, utilizing messenger RNA.
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Who was Richard Jackson?
British biochemist
When was Richard Jackson born?
Richard Jackson was born in 1940.
When did Richard Jackson die?
Richard Jackson died on 21 September 2020.
What was Richard Jackson's occupation?
Richard Jackson was a biochemist.
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