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KLUG, Sir Aaron (1926 – 2018)

KLUG, Sir Aaron (1926 – 2018)

1926 – 2018

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo · [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 Bestanddeelnummer 930-2390 · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

1968 CE

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Reconstruction of three-dimensional structures from electron micrographs.

Klug and deRosier invented methods for two-dimensional and three-dimensional digital image processing of electron microscope images. The latter method provided the theory behind the development of computed tomography …

1985 CE

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Repetitive zinc-binding domains in the protein transcription factor IIIA from Xenopus oocytes.

Discovery of Zinc fingers, a protein structural motif. "Zinc fingers were first identified in a study of transcription in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis in the laboratory of Aaron Klug. A study of the transcr…