Sydney Brenner, Nobel Prize winner who helped decipher genetic code, dies at 92
LA TimesSydney Brenner, a multitalented biological giant who helped decipher the genetic code, discover how its information is put to use and laid the groundwork for DNA sequencing technology, has died at the age of 92. Later on, Brenner’s discoveries became the basis for what is known as “next generation sequencing,” which offered greatly improved speed over existing technologies. “And that’s something Sydney came up with.” Born in Germiston, South Africa, in 1927, Brenner earned degrees in medicine and science in 1947 from Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand, the Salk Institute said in a biography. Brenner’s co-discovery of messenger RNA led to his first Lasker Award in Basic Medical Research; he later received a second Lasker Award in honor of his outstanding lifetime achievements.
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