This year’s Nobel Prize in the category of medicine – Denník N

They won this year’s Nobel Prize in the category of medicine or physiology scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for discovering temperature and tactile receptors.

“Their discoveries revealed one of nature’s secrets by explaining the molecular basis of how we perceive heat, cold and mechanical strength, which are essential for our ability to feel, interpret and interact with our indoor and outdoor environments,” the Karolinska Institutet wrote in a statement. . (nobelprize.org)