Nobel Prize in Medicine Is
Awarded for Cell Discovery The prize was awarded to
three physician-scientists "for
their discoveries of how cells sense
and adapt to oxygen availability." Gregg L. Semenza, William G.
Kaelin Jr. and Peter J. Ratcliffe
hail from the U.S. and Britain. According to the Nobel Committee,
the discovery gives detail to “one of
life’s most essential adaptive processes." The discovery of how cells
respond to oxygen was
decades in the making. It has real-world application
including cancer treatment
and the treatment of strokes. The three scientists were
notified of the award by phone. The $900,000 cash award
will be split among them equally.
