British scientist Michael Houghton and American scientists Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice were on Monday jointly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
The trio has received the prestigious award “for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.” The Nobel Prize in Medicine is one of the many Nobel awards that have been lined to be announced till October 12.
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.” pic.twitter.com/MDHPmbiFmS— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 5, 2020
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Some other sets of awards that are yet to be announced are the prizes in the field of chemistry, literature, physics, peace and economics.
