Extending this work, Nirenberg and Philip Leder revealed the triplet nature of the genetic code and deciphered the codons of td Nirenberg received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work.
Extending this work, Nirenberg and Philip Leder revealed the triplet nature of the genetic code and deciphered the codons of the standard genetic code. In 1968, Khorana, Holley and Nirenberg received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work.