Aziz Sancar
1946–
Turkish-American Nobel laureate who studied DNA repair.
Aziz Sancar (born 1946) is a biochemist, born in Savur district, Turkey.
- Known as
- Biochemist
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1946, Savur district, Turkey
- Status
- Living
Alive at the same time as Aziz Sancar
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