Myron Brakke

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Myron K. Brakke (October 23, 1921 - June 15, 2007) [1] was an American biochemist and microbiologist who is primarily known for the development of sucrose density-gradient centrifugation as well as his work on viruses and macromolecules. [2] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1974. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Myron Brakke". www.nasonline.org.
  2. "Memoir" (PDF). www.nasonline.org. 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2021.