nobel prize for medicine

First adult stem cell trial approved in Japan

The Japanese government has approved the first trial of stem cells produced from a patient's own body. Stem cells can…

11 years ago

Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian Nobel laureate neurologist, dies aged 103

Italian Nobel prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini has died at the age of 103. Rita Levi-Montalcini lived through anti-semitic discrimination under…

12 years ago

2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka awarded for stem cell research

John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan, two pioneers of stem cell research, have shared the Nobel…

12 years ago