The Life and Science of Professor Tsuneko Okazaki, and her time at Fujita Health University

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Tsuneko Okazaki is a hero of science. Together with her late husband, Professor Reiji Okazaki, she discovered that DNA replication involves the discontinuous synthesis of the DNA lagging strand by intermediates of, what is now called, “Okazaki fragments.” She has bee...

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Main Authors: Johannes M. Dijkstra, Toshiharu Nagatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fujita Medical Society 2024-02-01
Series:Fujita Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fmj/10/1/10_2023-014/_pdf/-char/en