Artur Lind, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Estonian molecular biologist
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Place of Birth: Vändra, Pärnu County, Estonia
About Artur Lind
- Artur Lind (6 April 1927, Vändra – 30 November 1989, Tartu) was an Estonian biologist and is considered to be the founder of molecular biology in Estonia.Lind studied to be a surgeon at the University of Tartu.
- Due to an allergic reaction to analgesics used at the time, he was unable to continue working as a surgeon and moved to the faculty of biochemistry instead.He is credited with the discovery of 5S ribosomal RNA.His remains are buried in Vana-Jaani cemetery in Tartu.
- The Sepapaja 6 office building in Ülemiste City is named after Artur Lind.
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