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2025 Nobel Prize for medicine reveals the significance of immunology. India has work to do

October 27, 2025 11:38 am

For India to evolve from its role as the 'pharmacy of the world' in generic drug manufacturing to a leader in innovative drug discovery, a strong immunology workforce is crucial

Knowledge Nugget: Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024

Knowledge Nugget of the day: Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024

October 15, 2024 11:30 am

Who won this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine and why is the discovery exceptional? Here's all you must know in today's knowledge nugget.

UPSC Mains answer practice — GS 3 (Week 72)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on National Supercomputing Mission and microRNA (Week 72)

October 15, 2024 11:27 am

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2025? Here are questions from GS paper 3 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. What is the significance of India’s National Supercomputing Mission? Learn about microRNA and the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2024. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Nobel Prize for Medicine out: What exactly have the winners worked on

October 09, 2024 10:50 am

Nobel Prize for Medicine 2024: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have won the Nobel for “the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”. We explain what this means, and why it matters.

UPSC Essentials | Nobel Prizes 2023 — All you need to know

October 17, 2023 11:52 am

Who all won the 2023 Nobel Prize and why? Here is an exclusive coverage of 2023 Nobel Prize for your UPSC CSE and other competitive exams. Don't miss the Points to Ponder and Post Read Q&A.

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been awarded for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Where did Nobel Prize in Medicine winners study? Here's educational qualifications of Kariko and Weissman

October 03, 2023 9:22 am

Nobel prizes, first awarded in 1901, were created by Alfred Nobel, and are awarded for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.

Kariko and Weissman win medicine Nobel for Covid-19 vaccine work

October 03, 2023 9:27 am

Other past winners include Alexander Fleming, who shared the 1945 prize for the discovery of penicillin, and Karl Landsteiner in 1930 for his discovery of human blood groups.

Cutting edge: Why Nobel Prize winner Paabo's findings are crucial to understanding how modern-day humans evolved?

October 06, 2022 8:39 am

In essence, through Svante Paabo's landmark research, we now know that humans carry about 1-2 percent of DNA from Neanderthal.

Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine

October 03, 2022 4:08 pm

Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Committee, announced the winner Monday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes

October 03, 2022 12:23 pm

The prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, a wealthy Swedish industrialist and the inventor of dynamite. The first awards were handed out in 1901, five years after Nobel's death.

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Meet Swedish scientist Svante Paabo, winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine

October 04, 2022 2:41 pm

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA and helped us understand what makes humans unique and provided key insights into our immune system.