Harald zur Hausen
Nobel Lecture
The Search for Infectious Causes of Human Cancers: Where and Why
Harald zur Hausen delivered his Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2008 at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. He was introduced by Professor Björn Vennström, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.
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Harald zur Hausen delivered his Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2008 at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. He was introduced by Professor Björn Vennström, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.
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