The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 announced!
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 goes to.... Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice, jointly for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Illustration: Niklas Elmehed. © Nobel Media Their contribution, the discovery of Hepatitis C virus, revealed the cause of the cases of chronic hepatitis and made possible blood tests [...]