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Scientific background The discovery of Hepatitis C virus The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis, from the Greek names for liver and inflammation, is a disease characterized by poor appetite, vomiting, fatigue and jaundice…

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Interview

Interview with Thomas C. Südhof, 6 December 2013, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Could you explain your Nobel Prize awarded work to young students? Thomas Südhof: To actually explain that one has to sort of introduce the subject in little broader terms. A person, I think most people would agree, is a person…

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Interview

Interview with Randy W. Schekman on 6 December 2013, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Could you explain your Nobel Prize awarded work to young students? Randy Schekman: My work involves studying how protein molecules, which are the machines that operate life, how some of them are shipped outside of a cell, Almost all…

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