List of biophysicists

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This is a list of notable people known for their research in biophysics. [1]

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Carlos Bustamante

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Francis Crick

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John Kendrew with model of myoglobin in progress.
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Linus Pauling

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Dame Janet M. Thornton

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Monument to Maurice Wilkins & DNA, Pongoroa NZ

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Ada Yonath at the Weizmann Institute

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frederic M. Richards</span> American biochemist and biophysicist (1925–2009)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Henderson (biologist)</span> British biologist

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