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What year did Ohsumi win the Breakthrough Prize?

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  • 2017

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In 2017, Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his groundbreaking research on autophagy, a fundamental cellular process that degrades and recycles cellular components. Ohsumi's discoveries have shed light on the role of autophagy in various physiological processes, including development, aging, and disease, and have opened up new avenues for therapeutic interventions.
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