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Where were Joseph L. Goldstein and his fellow research partner working at when they discovered their prize-winning findings?

  • University of California

  • University of Texas Southwestern

  • Columbia University

  • Harvard University

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Joseph L. Goldstein and his fellow research partner Michael S. Brown were working at the University of Texas Southwestern when they discovered their prize-winning findings. They discovered the LDL receptor, which is the protein that transports LDL cholesterol out of the blood. Their work led to the development of statins, which are drugs that lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
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