Jun 8, 2018 · Severo Ochoa. Spanish-born biochemist Severo Ochoa (1905-1993) spent his life engaged in research into the workings of the human body. In the 1950s, he was one of the first scientists to synthesize the newly discovered ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the laboratory.

May 14, 2018 · In 1955, Khorana learned about Severo Ochoa's discovery of the enzyme polynucleotide phosphorylase and met Arthur Kornberg, who described pioneering research on the enzymatic synthesis of DNA. These discoveries revolutionized nucleic acid research and made it possible to elucidate the genetic code.

Research on DNA was conducted by Erwin Chargoff and Severo Ochoa. Another significant advance was the development of rocketry. Another significant advance was the development of rocketry. Werhner von Braun, in particular, did important work on rockets during the decade that led to the space program in years to come.

May 18, 2018 · Ellen Ochoa [1]: 1958—: Astronaut Ellen Ochoa [2] became the first Latina in space in 1993 when she served as the sole female crew member of Discovery space shuttle [3]. By 1999, with three missions behind her, Ochoa had logged 720 hours of space time.