The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019
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William G. Kaelin Jr
Prize share: 1/3
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Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe
Prize share: 1/3
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Gregg L. Semenza
Prize share: 1/3
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 was awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability"
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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.
