contrast the tipperary story with that of christina reece - montalcini , an italian nobel laureate who turned 100 last thursday . she still attend for work every day at the european brain research center in rome , and she created . she was appointed a president for life in 2001 , and in 2006 , as 97 , she joined the opening assembly of the newly elected senate . she is engage in discussions in the higher house , and in 2004 defense the teaching of evolution in italian schools . there is no record of her having claimed a minute off because of festival commitments . yet she even manages to sleep right through the rose of tralee after raise her head from her petri dish .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.