Ardem Patapoutian

Nobel Prize lecture

How do you feel? The molecules that sense touch

Ardem Patapoutian delivered his Nobel Prize lecture How do you feel? The molecules that sense touch on Tuesday 7 December 2021. He was introduced by Professor Abdel El Manira.

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