The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960 was awarded jointly to Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Brian Medawar "for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance"
2024 Nobel Prize announcements
This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place 7–14 October. All announcements will be streamed live here on nobelprize.org.
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