Richard Axel
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Richard Axel receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2004.
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Photo: Hans Mehlin
2 (of 3) At the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Economics Laureates Finn Kydland (right) with Richard Axel (left) who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Linda B. Buck (middle).
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3 (of 3) Richard Axel delivering his banquet speech.
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