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David Julius &ArdemPatapoutian from US share 2021 prize in Medicine or Physiology

David Julius and ArdemPatapoutian, from the United States, share the 2021 prize in Medicine or Physiology for their work on sensing touch and temperature.They unpicked how our bodies convert physical sensations into electrical messages in the nervous system. Their findings could lead to new ways of treating pain.
David Julius &ArdemPatapoutian from US share 2021 prize in Medicine or Physiology
David Julius &ArdemPatapoutian from US share 2021 prize in Medicine or Physiology

Heat, cold and touch are crucial for experiencing the world around us and for our own survival. But how our bodies actually do it had been one of the great mysteries of biology.

Published date : 05 Oct 2021 05:29PM

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