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Eugene Goldwasser

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American biochemist

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Eugene Goldwasser
Biology
#2894
World Rank
#4520
Historical Rank
#1239
USA Rank
Biochemistry
#497
World Rank
#581
Historical Rank
#172
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, Eugene Goldwasser was an American biochemist at the University of Chicago who identified erythropoietin, a hormone that plays a vital role in the synthesis of red blood cells. After sharing the minute quantities that he had been able to isolate with researchers at the biotechnology firm Amgen, that company was able to use genetic engineering technology to produce useful amounts of erythropoietin as a drug to treat anemia that has achieved substantial financial success, but that has also been used by athletes as a performance-enhancing drug.

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Eugene Goldwasser's Published Works

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