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3 scientists awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine

International Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2020-10-05 16:21:42
3 scientists awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday in Stockholm, Sweden.

There will be no traditional Nobel Awarding Ceremony in Stockholm this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and prize money of 10 million Swedish kronor (over $1,118,000), courtesy of a bequest left 124 years ago by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

The medicine prize carried particular significance this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has highlighted the importance that medical research has for societies and economies around the world.

The award is the first of six prizes being announced through October 12. 

The other prizes are for outstanding work in the fields of physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics.

The World Health Organization estimates there are over 70 million cases of hepatitis worldwide and 400,000 deaths each year. 

The disease is chronic and a major cause of liver inflammation and cancer.

Source: US News

BDST: 1622 HRS, OCT 05, 2020
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