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Scientific background Discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of thermal and mechanical transducers. The question of how we sense the physical world through somatic sensation has fascinated humankind for millennia. During the first half of…

Swedish Pressmeddelande 2021-10-04 har idag beslutat att Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin år 2021 skall delas lika mellan David Julius och Ardem Patapoutian för deras upptäckter av receptorer för temperatur och beröring   Förmågan att uppfatta värme, kyla och beröring är avgörande för vår överlevnad och utgör en förutsättning för att uppleva och tolka världen…

English Press release 2021-10-04 has today decided to award the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch   Our ability to sense heat, cold and touch is essential for survival and underpins our interaction with the world around us.…

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Learn more about how the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is decided and awarded in our interview with medicine prize awarder Juleen Zierath. Can you tell us who you are? My name is Juleen Zierath and I’m a professor of physiology at Karolinska Institutet. I’m a member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet…