European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes tuesday october 14.1966 Nobel prize in Medicine awarded to 2 americans world today Stockholm Sweden up the swedish Karolinsky Institute announced on monday hat the1986 Nobel prize in Medicine winners arc two Ameri cans Stanley Cohen and Rita left Montarcini. The two won the award Tor cellular discoveries that opened new Fields or widespread importance to Basic science he Institute announced. More than 200 researchers or research teams were inthe running Forth first award in the 1986 Nobel series dominated by americans since its introduction in1901. Professor Nils Robert Ringert chairman or the Nobel committee for physiology or Medicine another Nobel officials said the growing number or scientists involved in learn research has made the task or selecting Nobel prize laureates More difficult Over in clean. Because scientists cooperate More on research projects it is hard to single out Itic key people behind a discovery inc officials said it shows where in Ehe world most of the research Inthis area is being conducted Ringert told United press International a great Deal of the most important biomedical research takes place in the United Cohen a 63-year-Ald biochemist is associated Wirt Vanderbill University school of Medicine in Nash Ville Tenn. Levi Montal Cint. A 77-year-old developmental biologist is with the Institute of cell biology . In Rome. They were cited by he Institute for their discoveries of growth their Trail by Aaita work is of fundamental import Tance for our understanding of the mechanisms which regulate cell and Organ the Institute said in a statement. Cohen and Levi Montarcini the first woman to Winthe Medicine prize since american Barbara Mccain Tock in 1983, discovered two growth factors that could show How Lite growth and Dieteren Dialion of a cell is regulated. The discovery of nerve growth Factor and epidermal growth Factor has opened new Fields of widespread importance to Basic science the Institute said. As a direct consequence we May increase our understanding of Many disease states such As developmental malformations degenerative changes in senile dementia delayed wound Healing and tumor diseases the statement said. Last year s Medicine laurels went to two american geneticists Michael s. Brown and Joseph l. Goldstein for discovering new ways 10 treat and prevent certain Cohen Levi Mon Uudna types of artery disease and heart attack los. Each of the six Nobel prizes this year carries a Cash stipend of 2 million Kroner $280.000 up 10 percent from 1985. On tuesday the Nobel peace prize Winner will be named in Oslo by the norwegian Nobel committee. Leading candidates include band Aid organi or Bob Geldof and the environmentalist group Greenpeace. The peace prize is the Only one of the nobels awarded in the norwegian capital. On wednesday the Winner of the Nobel prize in chemistry will be announced by the Royal swedish Academy of science in Stockholm followed thursday by the Nobel memorial Prii in economic science. No Date has been Sel for the Nobel prize in Litera Ture traditionally announced on a thursday. Lam year the award went to French Avant Garde novelist Claude Simon. While the economics Honor was Sel up in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden As the sixth Nobel prize the five original awards were endowed in the 1895 will of Al Fred Nobel the swede who invented dynamite. The will Calls for the prics to be bestowed on those who. During the preceding year have conferred the greatest Benefit on the award ceremonies Are held in Oslo and Stock Holm on dec. 10, the 90th anniversary it Nobel s death. Weinberger reviews India s plans to develop High tech Jet fighter new Delhi India up defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger travelled monday to India s High tech Center to review new Delhi s plans
