Hepatitis C

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute, Sweden, awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine to three researchers for the discovery of Hepatitis - C Virus. Researchers Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice will share the award for their discovery. Out of the three virologists, Harvey and Charles are based in the US whereas Michael is from the UK. Hepatitis - C is responsible for liver cirrhosis and liver cancer for humans and… read-more