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Norman Pirie, Scottish-English biochemist and virologist (died 1997)

Norman Pirie

British biochemist (1907–1997)

Norman Wingate Pirie FRS, was a British biochemist and virologist who, along with Frederick Bawden, discovered that a virus can be crystallized by isolating tomato bushy stunt virus in 1936. This was an important milestone in understanding DNA and RNA.
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July 1

Day of the year

July 1 is the 182nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 183 days remain until the end of the year.
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