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# Mahlon Hoagland

(1921–2009)   Biochemist

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Mahlon Hoagland was a biochemist, best known for *Intimate strangers*.

## Quick Facts About Mahlon Hoagland

Born October 5, 1921

Died September 18, 2009

Profession Biochemist

Notable works Intimate strangers

## About Mahlon Hoagland

Mahlon Bush Hoagland was an American biochemist who discovered transfer RNA (tRNA), the translator of the genetic code.

##  Quotes by Mahlon Hoagland

> [Simplicity is indeed often the sign of truth and a criterion of beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahlon-hoagland/simplicity-is-indeed-often-the-sign-of-truth-and-a-criterion-of-beauty/)

Mahlon Hoagland

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

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> [As children we all possess a natural uninhabited curiosity, a hunger for explanations, which seems to die slowly as we age--suppressed, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahlon-hoagland/as-children-we-all-possess-a-natural-uninhabited-curiosity-a-hunger/)

Mahlon Hoagland

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/mahlon-hoagland-104558_age_as-children-we-all-possess-a-natural-uni_572467.jpg)

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