biography
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Cohn, Edwin J(oseph)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1892–1953)
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| biography:
| Biochemist, born in New York City, New York, USA. A pioneer in protein chemistry, he spent his career at Harvard Medical School (1920–53). He performed research on pernicious anaemia (1926–32), which led to the eventual isolation of vitamin B12 by other scientists. During World War 2, he planned and directed blood fractionation programmes for the armed forces. After the war he continued his research on medical uses of such blood components as plasma, gamma globulin, and albumin. |
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