Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C Virus

New Delhi: British scientist Michael Houghton and American scientists Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice were on Monday jointly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

The trio has received the prestigious award "for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus."

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The Nobel Prize in Medicine is one of the many Nobel awards that have been lined to be announced till October 12.

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Some other sets of awards that are yet to be announced are the prizes in the field of chemistry, literature, physics, peace and economics. (ANI)

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