GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for
A
Physics in 1956 and 1972
B
Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
C
Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
D
Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -English biochemist and molecular biologist Frederick Sanger won the Nobel Prize in chemistry twice, the first time in 1958 and again in 1980. The 1958 award was given for his work on the structure of the insulin molecule and the 1980 award for determining the base sequence of nucleic acids.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 114 times to 191 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2022. Frederick Sanger and Barry Sharpless have both been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frederick Sanger received his first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958.

Detailed explanation-4: -If receiving a Nobel Prize is the highest recognition for a scientist, being awarded twice by the Swedish Academy of Sciences is an extraordinary fact that, so far, only four people can boast: Frederick Sanger, Linus Pauling, John Bardeen and Marie Curie.

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