The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1997 Stanley B. Prusiner

· Introduction. A description of the scientific discovery and the scientist(s) who conducted the research.

o The institutions and relevant period of time where/when the work was done.

o Citation(s) of the original publication(s) of the research.

o Description of the current knowledge at that time. What was known? What was unknown? Were there any other competing theories or alternative points of view?

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· Impact. Describe the significance of the investigators’ findings and its impact on our knowledge of molecular biology. Cite at least one example of research that was based on the original discovery.

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