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Notable Nobels is a podcast about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to scientists who have made notable discoveries in the fields of Life Science and Medicine, and these discoveries have a history of profoundly influencing society and civilization. Each episode covers the prize awarded for a particular year, and with over 100 years of prizes, there’s a lot to talk about!
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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
This episode covers the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which was awarded to Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute chose to give Marshall and Warren the prize “for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease”. Topics include the symptoms associated with gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, Marshall deliberately infecting himself with the bacterium, and current treatments for H. pylori infections.
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