The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ?Educational

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ? Educational

Learn how to defeat a bacterial infection by using a range of different immune cells! Ilya Mechnikov and Paul Ehrlich shared the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition of their work on immunity. ?/FONT>		Examine a patient with the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging! The MRI imaging technique - a breakthrough in medical diagnostics and research - was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ?/FONT>

Get cracking with the code! The 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were awarded to scientists for their work with the genetic code and its role in the production of proteins. ?/FONT>		Play the split brain experiments game! Roger Sperry carried out some famous experiments concerning the human brain in the 1960s, and in 1981 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ?/FONT>

Take control of a malaria mosquito or a malaria parasite! Two Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine were awarded to scientists who found out how the disease malaria is transmitted to humans. ?/FONT>		Are you familiar with the organelles in the cell? Play the Incredible Megacell game and find out! Three scientists were awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell. ?/FONT>

Play the chicken farm game or get on board with Eijkman to fight beriberi! It was Christiaan Eijkman who first pointed out a substance in the rice skin, later to be called vitamin B1. He became the 1929 Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine. ?/FONT>		Play the lost synapse game! Find out how nerve cells communicate with each other. The 2000 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine, were awarded the Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning signal transmission in the nervous system. ?/FONT>

Make copies of DNA molecules! The structure of the DNA molecule gave the answer to how heredity functions. Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this discovery. ?/FONT>		Play the blood typing game! Safe blood transfusions have saved many lives during the 20th century. This would not have been possible without the discovery of the human blood groups made by Nobel Laureate Karl Landsteiner in 1901. ?/FONT>

Consult life's gigantic book of information! Learn more about the physical carriers of inheritance and the building blocks and workers of our cells. You may choose the basic level or proceed directly to more advanced information. ?/FONT>		Are you able to work as a Cell Division Supervisor? The 2001 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine have discovered molecules that control and coordinate cell division. Find out how much you know about it in this game! ?/FONT>

Do an ECG on the grumpy Mr. Blue! The discovery of the Electrocardiogram by Willem Einthoven was rewarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924. In this game you get to fiddle with electrodes and help interpret ECG curves. ?/FONT>		Can you make a dog drool on demand? In 1904, Ivan Pavlov was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His work paved the way for a new and objective method of studying animal and human behavior. See if you can train a dog to drool on command! ?/FONT>

Play the tuberculosis game! In 1905, Robert Koch was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in relation to tuberculosis. Learn about his innovative experiments! ?/FONT>		The story of how penicillin was discovered! See if you can make sure that a cure for bacterial infections is found. Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery in 1945. ?/FONT>
Nobel Posters - Illustrated presentations of Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine. ?/FONT>

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