Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1929. "for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins" Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861 - 1947) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his seminal contributions to the discovery of vitamins. Hopkins identified essential components in milk that were absolutely required for growth and development in rats. Only a few drops of milk
Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1987. "for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity" Susumu Tonegawa (1939 - ) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for working out the mechanism of generating antibody diversity. This was one of the fundamental problems in immunology—and, indeed, all of biology. How do antibodies recognize so many
Nature Immunology (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded jointly to Paul Ehrlich and Ilya Metchnikov.
Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1972. "for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies" Gerald M. Edelman (1929 - ) and Rodney R. Porter (1917 - 1985) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for elucidating the structure of immunoglobulins (antibodies). They determined that immunoglobulins were composed of two heavy chains and two light chains. There
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
London, June 9 (ANI): A Nobel Laureate associated with the University of Utah has found that a single organ may comprise of more than one type of adult stem cell. Geneticist Mario Capecchi, a winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, believes that his finding suggests that it might not be easy to [...]
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
June 8, 1916 – July 28, 2004 From Today In Science History : Crick was a British biophysicist, who, with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, received the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their determination of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the chemical substance ultimately responsible for hereditary control of life functions. Crick and Watson began their collaboration...
Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1950. "for their discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects" Edward Calvin Kendall (1886 - 1972), Tadeus Reichstein (1897 - 1996) and Philip Showalter Hench (1896 - 1965) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of the nature and function of hormones secreted by the
Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1958. "for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events" George Wells Beadle (1903 - 1989) and Edward Lawrie Tatum (1909 - 1975) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the relationship between genes and enzymes—the "one-gene-one-enzyme" concept. They showed that single mutations usually affected
Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000. "for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system" Arvid Carlsson (1923 - ) and Paul Greengard (1953 - ) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on identifying dopamine as a neurotransmitter. They also showed that L-dopa [Monday's Molecule #70], a precursor of dopamine, could relieve the
Sandwalk (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947. "for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar" Bernardo Alberto Houssay (1887 - 1971) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on pituitary gland hormones that affect carbohydrate metabolism. He shared the prize with Carl and Gerty Cori. Houssay was mainly
Nature (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine to Paul Ehrlich, in recognition of his contribution to immunology. His impact, however, extended far beyond this — for example, in his pioneering research in discovering new anti-infectives,
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
A team of scientists, including Linda B. Buck, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has retracted a scientific paper that described neural pathways in the sense of smell, after the scientists were unable to reproduce the results.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
A team of scientists including Linda B. Buck, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has retracted a scientific paper after the findings could not be reproduced.
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
The George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation has established two $1 million endowed chairs in honor of University of Utah geneticist Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
His research has significantly contributed to an understanding of the role of viruses in the development of cancer. And for this, David Baltimore, an American biochemist, shared the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine in 1975 with Howard M Temin and Renato Dulbecco.
