Thomas Robert Cech (born December 8, 1947) is an American chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman, for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA. Cech discovered that RNA could itself cut strands of RNA, suggesting that life might have started as RNA. He found that RNA can not only transmit instructions, but also that it can speed up the necessary reactions. More about Thomas Cech
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He also studied telomeres, and his lab discovered an enzyme, TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase), which is part of the process of restoring telomeres after they are shortened during cell division.The most expensive item with a signature of Thomas Cech (Thomas Cech 1989 Nobel Prize Chemistry Rare Signed Autograph Photo) was sold in January 2023 for $39.99 while the cheapest item (Thomas Cech 1989 Nobel Prize in chemistry autograph hand Signed photo 9x13) found a new owner for $0.01 in December 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $10.50 for an autographed item of Thomas Cech. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2020 with $39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Thomas Cech is worth $5.51.
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