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  1. On this day in 1985: Rodney Porter died, won 1972 #NobelPrize for helping to determine the chemical structure of antibodies #ThisDayInBiotech

  2. On this day in 2012: Jerome Horwitz died, synthesised AZT, revolutionary treatment for AIDS #ThisDayinBiotech

  3. On this day in 1943: Richard J Roberts born, won 1993 #NobelPrize for discovering split genes (introns) #ThisDayInBiotech

  4. On this day in 1940: Phoebus Levene died, discovered nucleic acids came in two forms: DNA and RNA #ThisDayInBiotech

  5. On this day in 1939: Susumu Tonegawa born, won 1976 #NobelPrize for discovering genetic mechanism behind antibody diversity #ThisDayInBiotech

  6. On this day in 1906: Luis F Leloir born, won 1970 #NobelPrize for discovering role of sugar nucleotides in synthesis of carbohydrates #ThisDayInBiotech

  7. On this day in 1876: John J R Macleod born, 1923 #NobelPrize for insulin therapy for diabetes #ThisDayInBiotech