The 2020 Nobel Prizes announcements begin Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine. The medicine prize carries particular significance this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has highlighted the importance that medical research has for societies and economies around the world. Often the Nobel Assembly recognizes basic science that has laid the foundations for practical applications in common use today. It is common for several scientists who worked in the same field to share the prize. The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and prize money of 10 million Swedish kronor (more than $14.8 million Cdn), courtesy of a bequest left 124 years ago by the prize's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

Source: CBC News October 05, 2020 07:07 UTC