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MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86
July 15, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86

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Susumu Tonegawa, the Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience at MIT and a Nobel laureate, died July 11 at the age of 86.

Tonegawa was a renowned molecular biologist who wielded his keen insight in a variety of fields, inclu . . .

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