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Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
About John Shine
- Professor John Shine (born 3 July 1946) is an Australian biochemist and molecular biologist.
- Shine discovered the nucleotide sequence, called the Shine-Dalgarno sequence, necessary for the initiation and termination of protein synthesis.
- He directed the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney from 1990 to 2011.
- In May 2018 Shine was elected President of the Australian Academy of Science.
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