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  1. On this day in 1985: John F Enders died, won 1954 #NobelPrize for technique to grow polio virus and developed measles vaccine #NobelPrize #ThisDayInBiotech

  2. On this day in 1918: Derek Barton born, won 1969 #NobelPrize for demonstrating the chemical and biological behaviour of steroids #ThisDayinBiotech

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. On this day in 2005: CRISPR noted to provide immunity and degrade DNA as means to prevent infection #CRISPR #Cas9 #ThisDayInBiotech

  11. On this day in 2005: CRISPR noted to provide immunity and degrade DNA as means to prevent infection #CRISPR #Cas9 #ThisDayInBiotech

  12. On this day in 2005: CRISPR noted to provide immunity and degrade DNA as means to prevent infection #CRISPR #Cas9 #ThisDayInBiotech

  13. On this day in 2005: CRISPR noted to provide immunity and degrade DNA as means to prevent infection #CRISPR #Cas9 #ThisDayInBiotech