Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Nobel Prize lecture

The Identification of Genes Controlling Development in Flies and Fishes

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard held her Nobel Lecture on 8 December 1995, at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. She was presented by Professor Nils Ringertz, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.

The Identification of Genes Controlling Development in Flies and Fishes

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard held her Nobel Lecture on 8 December 1995, at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. She was presented by Professor Nils Ringertz, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.

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From Nobel Lectures, Physiology or Medicine 1991-1995, Editor Nils Ringertz, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1997

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