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For what was Peter Doherty named a National Trust Australian Living Treasure?

  • For his acting career

  • For his work with Zinkernagel

  • For his political career

  • For his cricket career

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Peter Doherty was named a National Trust Australian Living Treasure for his work with Zinkernagel on the discovery of how the immune system recognises and destroys viruses. He and Zinkernagel shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 for their work.
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