Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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1 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1995.
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2 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard after receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1995.
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3 (of 17) Chemistry laureate F. Sherwood Rowland, medicine laureates Edward B. Lewis, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric F. Wieschaus and literature laureate Seamus Heaney on stage at the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1995.
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4 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric F. Wieschaus and literature laureate Seamus Heaney on stage at the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1995.
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5 (of 17) All 1995 Nobel Prize laureates on stage for the Nobel Prize award ceremony. From left: physics laureates Martin L. Perl and Frederick Reines; chemistry laureates Paul J. Crutzen, Mario J. Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland; medicine laureates Edward B. Lewis, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric F. Wieschaus; literature laureate Seamus Heaney and laureate in economic sciences Robert E. Lucas Jr.
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6 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1995.
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7 (of 17) From left: Physics laureate Martin L. Perl, medicine laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1995.
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8 (of 17) From left: Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, physics laureate Martin L. Perl, medicine laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1995.
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9 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard.
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10 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard delivering her speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1995.
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11 (of 17) Physics laureate Martin L. Perl and medicine laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1995.
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12 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard photographed during Nobel Week in Stockholm, December 1995.
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13 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric F. Wieschaus photographed beside a portrait of Alfred Nobel, December 1995.
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14 (of 17) 1995 Nobel Prize laureates assembled during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1995. Back row: Chemistry laureate Paul J. Crutzen, economic sciences laureate Robert E. Lucas Jr, medicine laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, chemistry laureate Mario J. Molina and medicine laureate Edward B. Lewis. Front row: medicine laureate Eric F. Wieschaus, physics laureates Frederick Reines and Martin L. Perl and chemistry laureate F. Sherwood Rowland.
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15 (of 17) 2021 chemistry laureate Benjamin List with his aunt Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (awarded the medicine prize in 1995). Photo taken in December 2021.
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16 (of 17) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard in discussions at Nobel Prize Series India, February 2018.
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17 (of 17) Physics laureate Steven Chu, medicine laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and medicine laureate Craig C. Mello discussing 'The Genetic Revolution and its Impact on Society' at Nobel Week Dialogue, December 2012.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.