The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to two Americans and a British-born scientist this morning for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), a discovery that has “saved millions of lives.” Harvey J. Alter, MD, with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland; British-born […]
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A trio of scientists from the U.S. and the U.K. won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major cause of liver cancer. Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and Briton Michael Houghton were awarded the prize for […]
Stockholm — Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. The head of the Nobel Committee, Thomas Perlmann, announced the winners in Stockholm. The World Health Organization estimates […]
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice will equally share the prize. October 5, 2020, 10:17 AM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Three scientists have been announced as the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for the discovery of […]