Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 The process of gene targeting involves two steps. Capecchi and Smithies discovered that homologous recombination could be used to specifically modify genes in mammalian cells. Evans identified and isolated embryonic stem cells (ES cells) from early mouse embryos (blastocysts). He also showed that ES cells can be…

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 The consequences of a gene knockout tell us about the function of that gene. Conditional changes, which can be activated at specific time points or in selected tissues, help in establishing the gene’s function at a specific age, or in specific cell types. It is also possible…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 Contents: | | | | | | | Nobel Poster from the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, web adapted by Nobel Web AB.

“I like to see things that have never been seen before” Here, Richard Roberts is interviewed about everything from his love of discovery to his biggest influences – and reveals a determined, curiosity-driven character. The subject of ageing also came up, which is rather fitting since Roberts joined the Nobel Prize Dialogue Seoul to discuss…

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Links to other sites Videos Watch a video about the history behind the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1923. The video was made by Lars Rydén, Jan Lindsten & Magnus Lindsten.

Early Years I was born in November 1939 in Harlem, New York to Irish immigrant parents and grew up in the South Bronx. My parents had landed in New York on the eve of the depression; my father’s hope was that I would never have to live through one myself. My mother’s passage was funded…

Swedish 4 oktober 2004 har idag beslutat att Nobelpriset i Fysiologi eller Medicin år 2004 gemensamt tilldelas Richard Axel och Linda B. Buck för deras upptäckter av ”luktreceptorer och luktsinnets organisation” Sammanfattning Luktsinnet var länge det mest gåtfulla av våra sinnen. Man förstod inte grundprinciperna för hur vi kan känna igen och minnas inte mindre…