{"id":6998,"date":"2024-10-06T09:12:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T13:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/?p=6998"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:55:38","slug":"the-2024-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/the-2024-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Live updates are at the bottom of this post<\/span><\/strong>.<strong> (Scroll down to see them)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have decided to make a commitment to cover all three of the basic science Nobel Prizes this year. I will confess: I know the limits of my knowledge and the prize for \u201cPhysiology or Medicine\u201d is farthest from my comfort zone. 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