IMP GK updates"
- Three scientists on Monday oct 3 2011 shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for their ground-breaking work on the immune system which the jury said opened up new prospects for curing cancer and other diseases.
- The Three are :
- Bruce Beutler of the United States.
- Jules Hoffmann of Luxembourg
- Ralph Steinman of Canada.
The three were lauded for their work on immunology -- the body's complex defence system in which signalling molecules unleash antibodies and killer cells in response to invading germs and viruses.
- Beutler and Hoffmann, who shared one half of the 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.48 million) prize, discovered receptor proteins that activate the first step in the body's immune response system.
- Steinman, who won the other half, discovered the dendritic cells, allowing the immune system to identify and attack the harmful micro-organisms while staying clear of the body's own endogenous molecules.
- They will receive their prize at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.
any Comment!! EmoticonEmoticon