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Severo Ochoa was a Nobel laureate for his discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid in mid XX century. His legacy goes far beyond his own research. Here's one field in which Spain is actually doing quite well: biotechnology. /// Shot for El País Semanal - 2016