Nobel Medicine/Physiology Prize

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Biology

The Karolinska Institute

Immunology, Genetics, and Neuroscience

Alfred Nobel Signup and view all the answers

Malala Yousafzai Signup and view all the answers

The set of organs forming the outermost layer of an animal's body Signup and view all the answers

Regulate body temperature Signup and view all the answers

Melanocytes Signup and view all the answers

Feathers Signup and view all the answers

Epidermis and dermis Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The Nobel Prizes have six areas, but one field that is not included is Mathematics.
The Nobel Medicine/Physiology Prize is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet.
Winners of the Nobel Medicine/Physiology Prize have made groundbreaking discoveries in areas such as genetics, molecular biology, and neurobiology.
The Nobel Medicine/Physiology Prize was established by Alfred Nobel.

Malala Yousafzai is known as the youngest Nobel laureate for her advocacy for girls' education.

The integumentary system is a system of organs that protects the body from external damage.
Functions of the integumentary system include protecting the body from external damage, regulating body temperature, and aiding in the senses of touch and feel.
Melanin is responsible for giving color to the skin.
The integumentary system consists of skin, hair, nails, and associated glands.
The two major layers of tissue that make up the skin are the epidermis and dermis.