Physiology or Medicine

    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003             The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003   The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield for their discoveries concerning “magnetic resonance imaging”. These…

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Press release

NOBELFÖRSAMLINGEN KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET THE NOBEL ASSEMBLY AT THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE has today decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1987 to Susumu Tonegawa for his discovery of “the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity”. Summary Man is surrounded by viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms which constitute a threat to life…

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Award ceremony speech

  Presentation Speech by Professor Nils Ringertz of the Translation from the Swedish text Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1983 recognizes a great discovery about the organization of genes on chromosomes and how these genes, by changing places, can alter their function. This discovery,…

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    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003             Introduction   The phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance was demonstrated already in 1946 and has previously resulted in Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry. This year’s Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine are rewarded for seminal discoveries making…

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