Dr. Severo Ochoa, Nobel Prize Winner and USPS Honoree

June 16, 2011 was the first day of issue for the US postal stamp honoring Dr. Severo Ochoa.  In 1959, Ochoa won the Nobel Prize in physiology for his discovery of the process to make RNA (ribonucleic acid) in a test tube.  Ochoa was born in Luarca, Spain.  He emigrated during the Spanish Civil War, eventually settling in the US with his family.
16 de junio 2011 fue el primer día de emisión de la estampilla postal de EE.UU. honor del Dr. Severo Ochoa. En 1959, Ochoa ganó el Premio Nobel en Fisiología por su descubrimiento del proceso para hacer ARN (ácido ribonucleico) en un tubo de ensayo. Ochoa nació en Luarca, España. Él emigró durante la Guerra Civil Española, colocando eventual en los EE.UU. con su familia.

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