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Who Discovered Ribosomes?


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Ribosome:

  1. A ribosome is a complex molecular like machine found inside the living cells that produce proteins from amino acids during a process called protein synthesis or translation.
  2. George E. Palade discovered ribosomes in 1955.
  3. He identified them as small particles present in the cytoplasm, which often remain associated with the endoplasmic reticulum.
  4. They are specialized cell organelles which are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

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