DNA molecules contain the code for the properties of an organism. These images were created by Frederick Sanger, who devised a method for determining the genetic code. More precisely, the sequence of nucleotides in DNA is determined by reading the bands in the picture.
The photographs were presented to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2017 by Richard Henderson, chemistry laureate this year. Sanger and Henderson were both affiliated to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK.
Frederick Sanger used this set of 29 DNP-derivatives of different amino acids to study the composition of the insulin molecule. They have different colours, and can be used to determine which amino acids a sample is composed of. These samples were used to calibrate the measuring instruments.
Proteins are large molecules that are essential to the life processes of our cells. They consist of chains of amino acids.
The samples were presented to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2017 by Richard Henderson, chemistry laureate this year. Sanger and Henderson were both affiliated to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK.
