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The
Nobel Prize in Physiology:
or Medicine, 1901-2000
by Jan Lindsten and Nils Ringertz
A review of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with regard
to selection procedure and the discoveries which have been awarded
Nobel Prizes. |
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Emil
von Behring: The Founder of Serum Therapy
by Kornelia Grundmann
The first Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine lived entirely
for his idea of revolutionizing medicine through serum therapy. This
idea hung above him "like a demon." |
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Schack
August Steenberg Krogh
by Jan Lindsten
Who was August Krogh and why was he called a "versatile genius"?
Read about the 1920 Physiology or Medicine Laureate.
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In Memoriam
– Barbara McClintock
by Howard Green
Only rarely in life does one have the opportunity to say good-bye
at the right time.
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August
Krogh and the Nobel Prize to Banting and Macleod
by Jan Lindsten
It is unusual for someone to receive a Nobel Prize in the same year
of nomination. |
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Roger
Wolcott Sperry
by Norman H. Horowitz
Are you adept at language, arithmetic, and analysis? Or are you better
at reading maps or quick to recognize faces? |
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Controversial
Psychosurgery Resulted in a Nobel Prize
by Bengt Jansson
Lobotomy is an ethically dubious treatment if carried out against
the patient's wishes.
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Thomas
Hunt Morgan and his Legacy
by Edward B. Lewis
The discovery that chromosomes are the carriers of hereditary genes
came about after 17 years of work with flies. |
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Life
and Discoveries of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
by Marina Bentivoglio
"A flash of lightning" was how Ramón y Cajal described his
observation of the preparation impregnated by the Golgi stain. |
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How
Golgi shared the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Cajal
by Gunnar Grant
Camillo Golgi was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
as early as 1901. |
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Theodor
Emil Kocher
by Bertil Hamberger
The contributions of Theodor Kocher have a great impact on thyroid
surgery even today. |
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Life
and discoveries of Camillo Golgi
by Marina Bentivoglio
Camillo Golgi conducted his researches of the staining technique in
a little kitchen converted into a rudimentary laboratory. |
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Oath
by Lewis Wolpert
How responsible are scientists for science and its applications?
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On
Being a Scientist: A Personal View
by John C. Polanyi
What is the responsibility of scientists to society? 1986 Chemistry
Laureate John C. Polanyi shares his views.
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Basic
Research, the Lifeline of Medicine
by Arthur Kornberg
X-ray, penicillin, polio vaccine, and genetic engineering are few
of the results of basic research touching the life of modern man. |
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The
Role of Science and Technology in Future Design
by Jerome Karle
1985 Chemistry Laureate Jerome Karle discusses the interaction of
science and society. |
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The
Pasteur Institute
by Francoise Jacob
A postman and a czar, a policeman and an emperor – all helped
to build an institute that has helped free the world of canine rabies.
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Science
and Humanity in the Twenty-First Century
by Sir Joseph Rotblat
Advances in science have unfortunately, led to the development of
weapons capable of annihilating the whole human race. |
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The
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute – The John Curtin School of Medical
Research
by Frank Fenner and Suzanne Cory
In January 1928, disaster broke out in the country town of Bundanberg,
Queensland, Australia. |
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The
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology
by Max F. Perutz
In May 1962, the Queen came to open the MRCL. Watson came all the
way from Harvard to be presented to Her Majesty. |
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UT
Southwestern – Impact of Nobel Prizes
by Frederick Grinnell
Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology
or Medicine, shoring up the prestige of UT Southwestern. |
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History
of Caltech
by Judith Goodstein
From a modest little college to one of the world's foremost training
centers in physics, chemistry and engineering. |
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A
History of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research
by David States
KWImF was one of the most dynamic scientific research laboratories
in Germany during the 1930s. |
