1982 ⟶ Stanley Prusiner Proposes the Existence of Prions
Stanley B. Prusiner proposed the existence of infectious pro...
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🥇 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Ochoa and Kornberg
Severo Ochoa and Arthur Kornberg received the Nobel Prize for their work.⟶
Nobel PrizeBiochemistryMolecular BiologyArthur KornbergSevero OchoaNucleotide Synthesis
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United States🧬 Nobel Prize for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Structure
Max Perutz and John Kendrew shared the Nobel prize for their work on the structure of hemoglobin and myoglobin.⟶
Nobel PrizeBiochemistryMolecular BiologyProtein StructureHemoglobinMyoglobinX-ray CrystallographyStructural Biology
United Kingdom🦠 Stanley Prusiner Proposes the Existence of Prions
Stanley B. Prusiner proposed the existence of infectious proteins, or prions. His idea is widely derided in the scientific community, but he wins a Nobel Prize in 1997.⟶
PrionsProtein MisfoldingStanley PrusinerNeurodegenerative DiseasesMolecular Biology1980sBiochemistryNobel Prize
United States🧬 Kary Mullis Invents PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Kary Mullis invented "PCR" ( polymerase chain reaction), an automated method for rapidly copying sequences of DNA.⟶
PCRPolymerase Chain ReactionKary MullisMolecular BiologyBiotechnology1980sGeneticsDNA ReplicationNobel Prize
United States🧠 Nobel Prize for Nerve Growth Factor Discovery
Rita Levi-Montalcini and Stanley Cohen received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of Nerve growth factor (NGF).⟶
NeuroscienceNobel PrizeNerve Growth FactorNGFLevi-MontalciniCohen1980sCell BiologyMolecular BiologyDevelopmental Biology
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