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India and the 2021 medicine Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for 2021 has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for discovering the receptors in the human body responsible for our ability to feel heat and cold. Science Central to the discovery … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021 Nobel Prizes, Naga chilli, Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology, pepper spray, Scoville heat units, TRPV1
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The Nobel intent
You’ve probably tired of this but I can’t. The Nobel Prize folks just sent out a newsletter ahead of Women’s Day, on March 8, describing the achievements of female laureates of each of the six prizes. This is a customary … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Strickland, Gert Cori, Marie Curie, Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology, Nobel Prize for physics, women in STEM, Women's Day
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How an ancient Chinese text fought malaria and won a Nobel, while India lags behind
On October 5, Youyou Tu became only the 12th woman in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. She shared one half of the prize with William Campbell and Satoshi Omura, the discoverers of the drug … Continue reading
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Tagged artemisinin, filarial diseases, ivermectin, malaria, Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology, river blindness, Satoshi Omura, William Campbell, Youyou Tu
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