With whom did Nurse share the 2001 Nobel Prize?
Leland Hartwell and Tim Hunt
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Answer
In 2001, Nurse shared the Nobel Prize with Leland Hartwell and Tim Hunt for their work on the cell cycle. The three scientists were awarded the prize for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle, which is the process by which cells divide. Their work has led to a better understanding of how cells divide and how this process can be disrupted in cancer.
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