Satoshi Ōmura
Nobel Lecture
A Splendid Gift from the Earth: The Origins and Impact of Avermectin
Satoshi Ōmura delivered his Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2015 at Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. He was introduced by Professor Jan Andersson, Adjunct Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.
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