Prof. George Palade: Nobel prize-winner whose work laid the foundations for modern molecular cell biology
The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
During the last century experimental biology was transformed from a largely descriptive endeavour to a mainstream biomedical science and, at the turning point in the 1950s, George Palade made a series of outstanding contributions. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1974.
