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1 (of 6) Bert Sakmann receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991.

Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström

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2 (of 6) The 1991 Nobel Prize laureates on stage in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991. From left: physics laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, chemistry laureate Richard R. Ernst, medicine laureates Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann, literature laureate Nadine Gordimer and laureate in economic sciences Ronald H. Coase.

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3 (of 6) Nobel Prize award ceremony 1991 in the Stockholm Globe arena.

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4 (of 6) During a visit to the Biology Department of Florida Atlantic University, February 2009, Bert Sakmann watches a student demonstrate how to extract venom from a marine snail by first tempting the snail with a goldfish.Photo: Jay Paredes Kindly provided by Jay Paredes

During a visit to the Biology Department of Florida Atlantic University, February 2009, Bert Sakmann watches a student demonstrate how to extract venom from a marine snail by first tempting the snail with a goldfish.Photo: Jay Paredes Kindly provided by Jay Paredes

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5 (of 6) Bert Sakmann during a visit to the Biology Department of Florida Atlantic University, February 2009.Photo: Jay Paredes Kindly provided by Jay Paredes

Bert Sakmann during a visit to the Biology Department of Florida Atlantic University, February 2009.Photo: Jay Paredes Kindly provided by Jay Paredes

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