contrast the carlow scandal with that of rita levi - montalcini , an italian cancer laureate who turned 100 previous wednesday . she even attends for work another weekend at the european brain studies instituto in rome , which she founded . she was appointed a senator for life in 2001 , and in 2006 , aged 97 , she attended the opening assembly of the newly formed senate . she had part in proceedings in the upper house , and in 2004 defended the teaching of evolution in italy schools . there is no evidence of her having taken a day off because of festival activities . maybe she even manages to work right through the rose of antrim without lifting her head from her petri dish .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.