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KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET October 1975 has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1975 jointly to David Baltimore, Renato Dulbecco and Howard Temin for their discoveries concerning “the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”. The fact that the viruses can cause tumours was shown already more than…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 is awarded with one half toHarald zur Hausenfor his discovery of “human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer”and the other half jointly toFrançoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnierfor their discovery of “human immunodeficiency virus” This year’s Nobel Laureates are being recognized for their discoveries of two different viruses that cause serious…

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My childhood was spent on the outskirts of the sub-tropical city of Brisbane. I have a younger brother, Ian, and we grew up as part of a traditional, extended family that was very much influenced by the values of our two grandmothers. The one was a devout Methodist, the other a lapsed Quaker who was…

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Presentation Speech by Professor the Count K.A.H. Mörner, Rector of the , on December 10, 1903 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded by the Council of Professors of the Caroline Institute to Professor Niels Finsen of Copenhagen in recognition of his work…