Nomination to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is by invitation only. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations and selection process cannot be revealed until 50 years later. Process of nomination and selection The  sends confidential invitation letters to persons who are competent and qualified to nominate candidates for the…

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Niels Ryberg Finsen was born on December 15, 1860, at Thorshavn in the Faroe Islands. His father, Hannes Steingrim Finsen, belonged to an Icelandic family with traditions reaching back to the 10th century, and occupied prominent (from 1871 the highest) positions in the administration of the Faroe Islands. The mother, Johanne Formann, was born in…

7. This figure shows a schematic representation of a cross section of a human brain. Various regions of the brain are indicated. Different prion diseases preferentially affect different brain regions. The symptoms of the affected individual depend on which region of the brain is affected. 1 2   Panel 1: When the cerebral cortex is…

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Interview, December 2017 https://www.youtube.com/embed/HVtpmR70lTU Interview with Medicine Laureate Michael Rosbash on 6 December 2017 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Michael Rosbash answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – What was the moment you decided to pursue science? – What effect did your upbringing have on you? -…

Interview, December 2017 https://youtu.be/-tqr11Tl-pk Interview with Medicine Laureate Michael W. Young on 6 December 2017 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Michael W. Young answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – What is the origin of your passion in science? – What sparked your interest in circadian rhythm?…

On my mother’s side I come from Midlands engineers and on my father’s from tenant farmers near Oxford. As far back as I remember, and earlier, I was an artisan, a maker and doer. Mechanically minded, my parents said. Ted, my father, was an Anglican priest; after serving as an army chaplain in the second…