Researchers win Nobel Prize for finding that may lead to new ways of fighting cancer
The 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize has been awarded to William Kaelin, Gregg Semenza and Peter Ratcliffe
07 October 2019 - 14:11
Stockholm — Two scientists from the US and one from Britain won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for finding how cells adapt to fluctuating oxygen levels, paving the way for new strategies to fight diseases such as anaemia and cancer.
The Nobel award-giving body said US-born researchers William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza shared the prize equally with Peter Ratcliffe, who was born in Britain...
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