2007

Award ceremony speech

Swedish Presentationstal av Professor Christer Betsholtz, ledamot av , 10 December 2007. Professor Christer Betsholtz presenterar Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin 2007 i Stockholms Konserthus. Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, mina Damer och Herrar, Årets Nobelpris i Fysiologi eller Medicin belönar upptäckter som givit oss nya och kraftfulla metoder för att studera och…

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Press release

Swedish 8 oktober 2007 har idag beslutat attNobelpriset i Fysiologi eller Medicin år 2007 gemensamt tilldelas Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans och Oliver Smithies för deras upptäckter av “principer för att introducera specifika förändringar av gener i möss med användning av embryonala stamceller” Sammanfattning Årets Nobelpristagare har gjort en serie grundläggande upptäckter om embryonala…

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Speed read

The elevation of the humble mouse to become many scientists’ experimental animal of choice has been one of the scientific phenomena of the last two decades. Today, genetically-altered mice are an essential component of the experimental toolkit, with thousands of varieties contributing to research in laboratories around the world. Their existence stems from discoveries made…

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Interview

Questions and answers After the 2007 Nobel Prize announcements, visitors to Nobelprize.org had the possibility to submit questions to the 2007 Nobel Laureates. Here, Sir Martin Evans answers a selection of the questions. Question: If you would sum up the most important characters of a scientist in three words, what would they be? Adam Kebede,…

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Interview

Questions and answers After the 2007 Nobel Prize announcements, visitors to Nobelprize.org had the possibility to submit questions to the 2007 Nobel Laureates. Here, Oliver Smithies answers a selection of the questions. Question: If you would sum up the most important characters of a scientist in three words, what would they be? Adam Kebede, age…

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Popular information

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 is awarded jointly toMario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies for their discoveries of “principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells” This year’s Nobel Laureates have discovered how to use embryonic stem cells to create precise and…

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Biographical

  I was born on the first day of January 1941 in the front bedroom of my grandparents’ house in Rodborough near Stroud in Gloucestershire where my mother had come to escape the bombing in London. “A fine strapping lad” was the news my grandfather received as Dr Mold came to the top of the…

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