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The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian

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Monday, 04 October, 2021, 15:06
The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian

The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.

The two US-based scientists received the accolade for describing the mechanics of how humans perceive hot and cold, and pressure through nerve impulses.