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These compounds were later shown to be nucleobases, and are key in the formation of DNA and RNA, the genetic material found in all living cells.","Kossel was an important influence on and collaborator with other important researchers in biochemistry, including Henry Drysdale Dakin, Friedrich Miescher, Edwin B. Hart, and his professor and mentor, Felix Hoppe-Seyler. Kossel was editor of the Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie (Journal of Physiological Chemistry) from 1895 until his death.  Kossel also conducted important research into the composition of protein, and his research predicted the discovery of the polypeptide nature of the protein molecule.","The Albrecht Kossel Institute for Neuroregeneration at the University of Rostock is named in his honor."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"16 September 1853","date":"1853-09-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57128#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Rostock","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2861"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57128#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"5 July 1927","date":"1927-07-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57128#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of 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