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With whom did Richard Axel share the Nobel Prize?

  • James Watson

  • Francis Crick

  • Linda Buck

  • Elizabeth Blackburn

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Linda Buck shared the Nobel Prize with Richard Axel in 2004 for their groundbreaking research on the olfactory system. Their work led to the identification of hundreds of odorant receptors, the proteins that allow us to detect and distinguish different smells. This discovery revolutionized our understanding of how the sense of smell works and opened up new avenues for research in neuroscience and medicine.
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