Physiology or Medicine

Biographical

By Andy Crump. In Japan’s rural Yamanashi prefecture in the mid-1930s, times were harsh and resources were scarce. The local environment had to provide all the  agrarian communities with most of the necessities that they needed for survival. This constituted a valuable and unforgettable lesson for Satoshi Ōmura during his formative years. A oneness with,…

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Interview

Interview  transcript Alfred G. Gilman, co-recipient of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Martin Rodbell, welcome to this archival interview for Nobelprize.org. Alfred G. Gilman: Thank you and thanks for coming and visiting us here in Dallas. I’m happy to be here. Your part in the work was…

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Banquet speech

Martin Rodbell’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1994 Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Life, like the first blooming, emerges tantalizing to the curious: Why, How, When, Where; Interlocked questions arising from the mysterious encompassing matters quite serious. What, for example, is signal transduction? Haven’t you heard, the computer chips proclaim, Surely…

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