With whom did Gerald Edelman share the Nobel Prize?
Linus Pauling
James Watson
Rodney Porter
Francis Crick
Answer
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was shared by Gerald Edelman and Rodney Porter for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies in 1972. Edelman's work focused on the structure of the antibody molecule, while Porter studied the way antibodies interact with antigens. Their combined findings laid the foundation for understanding how antibodies recognize and bind to specific antigens, a fundamental process in the body's immune response.
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