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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Svante Pääbo "for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution."

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian "for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch."

The Dark and Black Recesses of the Universe

Ben Skuse

The Dark and Black Recesses of the Universe

New models of dark matter are waiting to be tested. They were discussed during two sessions of #LINO70.

A Window Into the Living World: The Latest Progress in Biological Imaging

Meeri Kim

A Window Into the Living World: The Latest Progress in Biological Imaging

Rapid advances in imaging techniques and instrumentation have opened a window into aspects of biology once thought impossible to visualise.

Illuminating Laser Physics

Ben Skuse

Illuminating Laser Physics

In an Agora Talk with John Hall, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland the audience was treated to a rare insight into the link between two important areas of laser physics.

Cancer and Infections

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

Cancer and Infections

The connection between cancer and viruses, bacteria and parasites was discussed in two Agora Talks during #LINO70.

From Insects to Fighting Cancer: There’s More to Immunity Than Vaccines

Andrei Mihai

From Insects to Fighting Cancer: There’s More to Immunity Than Vaccines

Immunity became a hot topic within the last year. Two Nobel Laureates presented their research about this subject during #LINO70.

The Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine 2019 and 2020

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

The Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine 2019 and 2020

Three of the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine from the years 2019 and 2020 entered the Lindau stage for the first time.

Gut Microbiome: We Are Not Alone

Meeri Kim

Gut Microbiome: We Are Not Alone

A community of microorganisms is living in our gut and plays an important role for our health.

Microbiome – It Takes a Village

Judith M. Reichel

Microbiome – It Takes a Village

We are living in symbiosis with trillions of microbes that are essential to our health.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 – Unleashing the Body’s Dogs of War in the Fight Against Cancer

Neysan Donnelly

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 – Unleashing the Body’s Dogs of War in the Fight Against Cancer

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their breakthroughs in cancer research.

New Principle for Cancer Therapy: Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2018

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New Principle for Cancer Therapy: Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2018

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.