Monday, October 5, 2009
Summary 5: 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine candidates
Stem cell pioneers may be Nobel Prize candidates
From USA TODAY
(http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-10-04-stem-cell-pioneers_N.htm)
Summary: Two Canadian scientists, Ernest McCulloch and James Till, could be candidates for the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine. In 2005 both scientists won the prestigious Lasker Award, which many go on to win Nobel Prizes after. They are candidates because of their early 1970s identification of regenerative cells has paved the way for research today. Stems cells offer the possibility to replace damaged cells, tissues and maybe organs to treat diseases such as diabetes. In recent breakthroughs, scientists have managed to avoid controversial growth of stem cells from human eggs. Instead they are making human cells from ordinary skin cells. The prizes are handed out every year on the anniversary of Nobel’s 1896 death, Dec. 10.
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Your summary is so interesting, not only because it is great to hear that such dedicated researchers will be honored, but because we just read about Alfred Nobel in Chapter 12 of our Reporting for the Media textbook. It is amazing to read how stem cell research has evolved since the 1970s.
ReplyDeleteI read about that also. I thought it was really interesting. I like how you also explained the situation as well.
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ReplyDeleteMistake: Poorly worded sentence: They are candidates because of their early 1970s identification of regenerative cells has paved the way for research today. It could be fixed by saying "which has paved"...