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Dorothy Hodgkin

28.06.2022 - 14:19 update 04.07.2022 - 08:40
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TOGETHER WE WILL BUILD THE FUTURE


THE FIELD GAME



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Dorothy Hodgkin


Dorothy Hodgkin – English biochemist, winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the structure of penicillin and vitamin B₁₂

Did you know that…


Vitamin B₁₂ (C₆₃H₈₈CoN₁₄O₁₄P), otherwise known as cobalamin, is an organic chemical compound containing cobalt as the central atom. Bacteria produce it – that is why it is often called the dirt vitamin. It positively affects mental health, and the digestive and circulatory systems, among other things.

Hint


Look around and go to the COOLEST object you see. Don’t you know where? The second element in the previous hint will explain everything.

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