As per our current Database, Alex Rich has been died on April 27, 2015(2015-04-27) (aged 90)\nBoston, Massachusetts, USA.
When Alex Rich die, Alex Rich was 90 years old.
| Popular As | Alex Rich |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 90 years old |
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| Born | November 15, 1924 () |
| Birthday | November 15 |
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Alex Rich was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
In 1963, Rich discovered polysomes: clusters of ribosomes which read one strand of mRNA simultaneously.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Rich was the founder of Alkermes and was a Director beginning in 1987. Dr. Rich was Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Repligen Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company. He was also a member of the Board of Directors for Profectus BioSciences, Inc. He also served on the editorial board of Genomics and the Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics.
In 1979, Rich and co-workers at MIT grew a crystal of Z-DNA. This was the first crystal structure of any form of DNA. After 26 years of attempts, Rich et al. finally crystallised the junction box of B- and Z-DNA. Their results were published in an October 2005 Nature journal. Whenever Z-DNA forms, there must be two junction boxes that allow the flip back to the canonical B-form of DNA. Rich died on April 27, 2015, aged 90.
