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Svante Pääbo won this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine. What did his research uncover?

Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo who won the Nobel Prize in medicine for the year 2022, pioneered the application of DNA analysis for ancient bones.

Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo who won the Nobel Prize in medicine for the year 2022, pioneered the application of DNA analysis for ancient bones. Image: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Ananya Bhattacharya
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A snapshot of recent winners of Nobel Prize in medicine
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