Nobel Prize to Women in Physiology or Medicine (Part Two)

In last post, we have give a brief introduction about the latest 5 woman Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. This post is to cover the rest 7 excellent women. The 7th : Linda B. Buck Linda B. Buck (1947-), an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. For their work on olfactory receptors, she along with Richard Axel, were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in…

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Nobel Prize to Women in Physiology or Medicine (Part One)

  October 5th, The Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries relating to a novel therapy against Malaria. Since the invention of the Nobel Prize, only 11 women were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine….

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