The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
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Harald zur Hausen
Prize share: 1/2
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Prize share: 1/4
© The Nobel Foundation. Photo: U. Montan
Luc Montagnier
Prize share: 1/4
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 was divided, one half awarded to Harald zur Hausen "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer", the other half jointly to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus."
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Nobel Prizes 2019
Fifteen laureates were awarded in 2019, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
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Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
See them all presented here.
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