Nobel Prize 2020 in Physiology or Medicine

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.”

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2020/summary/

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An award for virology is very appropriate for 2020.

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