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(CNN) - The 2019 Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to researchers William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "for his discoveries on how cells perceive and adapt to oxygen availability," he announced. this Monday the Nobel Committee.
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2019 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza “for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.” Pic.twitter.com/ 6m2LJclOoL
- The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2019
“The fundamental importance of oxygen has been understood for centuries, but the way in which cells adapt to changes in oxygen levels has long been unknown. The award-winning work this year reveals the molecular mechanisms that underlie the way cells adapt to variations in oxygen supply, ”said the Nobel Committee on Twitter.
“The detection of oxygen is essential for a large number of diseases. The discoveries made by this year's winners are of fundamental importance for physiology and have paved the way for promising new strategies to combat anemia, cancer and many other diseases, ”explained the committee.
Nobel Prize in Medicine