Nobel Prize for Medicine given to three scientists who discovered Hepatitis C virusAmericans Harvey J. Will Irving, a virologist at the University of Nottingham, said identifying hepatitis C had been the “holy grail” in medicine. “Before the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, it was a bit like Russian roulette to get a blood transfusion,” said Nobel Committee member Nils-Goran Larsson. The hepatitis C virus belongs to a group known as flaviviruses that also includes West Nile virus, dengue virus and yellow fever virus. The Nobel Committee often recognizes basic science that has laid the foundations for practical applications in common use today.

Source: The Standard October 05, 2020 15:28 UTC