2015
Popular information
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 From one cell to another, from one generation to the next. The genetic information that governs how human beings are shaped has flowed through our bodies for hundreds of thousands of years. It is constantly subjected to assaults from the environment, yet it remains surprisingly intact. Tomas Lindahl, Paul…
moreSatoshi Ōmura – Biographical
Biographical
By Andy Crump. In Japan’s rural Yamanashi prefecture in the mid-1930s, times were harsh and resources were scarce. The local environment had to provide all the agrarian communities with most of the necessities that they needed for survival. This constituted a valuable and unforgettable lesson for Satoshi Ōmura during his formative years. A oneness with,…
moreWilliam C. Campbell – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I speak on behalf of Professor Tu, Professor Omura and myself, in saying that we wish to thank the Karolinska Institute and the members of its Committtee who found our work worthy of such generous, and conspicuous, recognition. And we thank the…
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