Nobel Prize Awarded to Scientists for Research About Temperature and Touch

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.”

Their work sheds light on how to reduce chronic and acute pain associated with a range of diseases, trauma and their treatments.

Who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in medicine?

Dr. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice received the prize for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus. The Nobel committee said the three scientists had “made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.”

Who else won Nobel Prizes in science in 2020?

• The physics prize went to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their discoveries — including work on black holes — that have improved the understanding of the universe.

• The chemistry prize was jointly awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for their work on the development of Crispr-Cas9, a method for genome editing.

When will the other Nobel Prizes be announced?

• There are two more science prizes. Physics will be announced on Tuesday, and Chemistry on Wednesday, both in Stockholm.

• The prize in Literature will be announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Read about last year’s winner, Louise Glück.

• The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday in Oslo. Read about last year’s winner, the World Food Program.

• The Nobel in economic science will be announced in Stockholm on Oct. 11. Last year’s prize was shared by Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson.