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2.08 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY For this assignment, you will write a research essay, or create a presentation, about a scientist who contributed knowledge to the field of chemistry. Choose from the following scientists or pick another scientist of interest. Please check with your instructor to verify if the scientist is a valid option. ● Prafulla Chandra Ray ● Rosalind Franklin ● Kenichi Fukui

● Maria Goeppert Mayer ● Yuan T. Lee ● Lise Meitner ● Mario Molina

● Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao ● Moddie Taylor ● Ada Yonath

Ada Yonath Questions: Use full sentences and complete paragraphs to fully answer each question. 1. Describe your scientist's contributions and innovations to his or her field. (6 points) Ada Yonath was the primary individual to build up a three-dimensional design of bacterial ribosomes. Her examinations helped show how hereditary data is decoded. She additionally created crystallography. Her exploration likewise clarified how a few anti-infection agents keep ribosomes from delivering crucial proteins

2. How did your scientist's research and data influence future use of his or her findings? (6 points) Yonath's exploration was initially directed to see how ribosomes functioned; in any case, her discoveries likewise prompted seeing how a few antibiotic agents work. Later on, this assisted researchers with making upgrades to antibiotic medications to viably battle anti-infection safe microorganisms 3. Describe the background, interests, or goals that affected your scientist's observations and conclusions. (6 points)

Yonath has always sought to understand the world around her since she was five years old. She intended to call attention to the process of protein production as a young researcher at the Weizmann Institute. She sought to figure out the ribosome's three-dimensional structure in order to figure out how it functions. It took her more than two decades to achieve her aims, but her perseverance paid off when she made one of science's most important discoveries.

Resources: (6 points) At least 3 are needed. Use Easybib to write your resources properly. http://www.easybib.com/

SAYLOR, April. “Ada Yonath: Another Pioneering Woman in Science.” Energy.gov, 11 Mar. 2011, www.energy.gov/articles/ada-yonath-anotherpioneering-woman-science. Rogers, Kara. “Ada Yonath.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 18 June 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/AdaYonath. Pelletier, Micheline. “The Nobel Prize: Women Who Changed Science: Ada Yonath.” The Official Website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org, www.nobelprize.org/womenwhochangedscience/stories/ada-yonath....