FAQ About Linus Pauling
How did Linus Pauling's work contribute to our understanding of sickle cell anemia?
Linus Pauling contributed to our understanding of sickle cell anemia by demonstrating that the disease was caused by an abnormality in the hemoglobin molecule. In 1949, Pauling and his colleagues published a paper showing that sickle cell anemia is a "molecular disease," a groundbreaking concept that linked genetic conditions to protein structure.
