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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020

 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Professor Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General for the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, on 5 October 2020.Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Professor Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General for the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, on 5 October 2020. 1. Harvey J. Alter 2.Michael Houghton  3.Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus:- This year’s Nobel Prize is awarded to three scientists who have made a decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem that causes cirrhosis and liver cancer in people around the world. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice made seminal discoveries that l...