Nobel prizes that changed medicine /
Thompson, G. R.(Gilbert R.)
London : Imperial College Press,
c2012.
This book brings together in one volume fifteen Nobel Prize-winning discoveries that have had the greatest impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine during the 20th century and up to the present time. Its overall aim is to enlighten, entertain and stimulate. This is especially so for those who are involved in or contemplating a career in medical research. Anyone interested in the particulars of a specific award or Laureate can obtain detailed information on the topic by accessing the Nobel Foundation's website. In contrast, this book aims to provide a less formal and more personal view of the science and scientists involved, by having prominent academics write a chapter each about a Nobel Prize-winning discovery in their own areas of interest and expertise.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The discovery of insulin -- The discovery of the cure for pernicious anaemia, vitamin B12 -- The discovery of penicillin -- The introduction of cardiac catheterization -- The discovery of the structure of DNA -- The interpretation of the genetic code -- The discovery of neuropeptides and radioimmunoassay of peptide Hormones -- The development of computer-assisted Tomography -- The discovery of prostaglandins -- The antibody problem and the generation of monoclonal antibodies -- The discovery of the LDL receptor and its role in cholesterol metabolism -- The invention of the polymerase chain reaction and Use of site-directed mutagenesis -- The discovery of the pathophysiological role of nitric oxide in Blood vessels -- The discovery of helicobacter pylori -- The discovery of RNA interference: gene silencing by double-stranded RNA -- The first 100 Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine.
This book brings together in one volume fifteen Nobel Prize-winning discoveries that have had the greatest impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine during the 20th century and up to the present time. Its overall aim is to enlighten, entertain and stimulate. This is especially so for those who are involved in or contemplating a career in medical research. Anyone interested in the particulars of a specific award or Laureate can obtain detailed information on the topic by accessing the Nobel Foundation's website. In contrast, this book aims to provide a less formal and more personal view of the science and scientists involved, by having prominent academics write a chapter each about a Nobel Prize-winning discovery in their own areas of interest and expertise.
Medicine
Nobel Prizes.
Medical scientists.