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Linus Pauling received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his research on the structure of DNA.
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Is it true that Linus Pauling received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his research on the structure of DNA?
No. Linus Pauling did receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954, but it was awarded for his work on the nature of the chemical bond and protein structures (such as the alpha helix), not for discovering the structure of DNA.
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Wikipedia: Linus Pauling. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling
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Notes Pauling received the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and worked on protein secondary structure, not DNA.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Linus Pauling. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling
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Confirms Pauling won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure, noting he missed discovering DNA.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 4.4%3A Characteristics of Covalent Bonds. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Illinois_Springfield/CHE_124%3A_General_Chemistry_for_the_Health_Professions_(Morsch_and_Andrews)/04%3A_Covalent_Bonding_and_Simple_Molecular_Compounds/4.4%3A_Characteristics_of_Covalent_Bonds
States Watson and Crick determined the structure of DNA, while Pauling discovered protein structure.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Biology: 14.2 DNA Structure and Sequencing. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/biology/pages/53bb4f0d-1c4a-4451-a97a-e24e2b9e7776@
States Pauling won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and formulated protein theory, not DNA structure.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: A legend in his own lifetime: double Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Danylova_TV_3_21.pdf
States Pauling won the 1954 Nobel Prize for the nature of chemical bonds and complex substances, not DNA.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Structural Biochemistry/Linus Pauling. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Linus_Pauling
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