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    The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is announced!

    • Last Update: 2021-10-10
    • Source: Internet
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    Analysis Test Encyclopedia News, October 4, 2021, the results of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and/or Medicine will be announced at 17:30 Beijing time


    This year’s winners’ breakthrough discoveries on the TRPV1, TRPM8 and Piezo channels allow us to understand how heat, cold and mechanical forces initiate nerve impulses, enabling us to perceive and adapt to the world around us


    Their research focuses on elucidating their functions in various physiological processes


    Ardem Patapoutian uses pressure-sensitive cells to discover a new type of sensor that can respond to mechanical stimulation of the skin and internal organs


    David Julius uses capsaicin (a pungent compound from peppers that can cause a burning sensation) to identify sensors in the skin's nerve endings that respond to heat






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