Multiple choice general knowledge

For what did Venkatraman Ramakrishnan,Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  1. for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP

  2. Discovered and elucidated the process of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation

  3. for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome

  4. studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces
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Explanation

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, and Ada E. Yonath shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on mapping the structure and function of the ribosome. This revolutionized understanding of protein synthesis at the molecular level. The other options describe different Nobel Prize-winning discoveries.

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