Osamu Shimomura
Nobel Prize lecture
Discovery of Green Fluorescent Protein, GFP
Osamu Shimomura delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2008, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, where he was introduced by Professor Gunnar von Heijne, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.
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Osamu Shimomura delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2008, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, where he was introduced by Professor Gunnar von Heijne, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.
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