Japanese scientist Yoshinori Osumi: “I won the Nobel Prize by proving the wisdom of the Russian ancient custom” Bashny.Net

Here comes the long-awaited Nobel weekThe winners will be named one of the most prestigious awards. On Monday, October 3, 2016, the Honorary Committee announced the name of the first laureate to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine. It was the Japanese scientist Yoshinori Osumi.

Nobel Prize - 2016



For a researcher from Tokyo University of Technology, this nomination was a complete surprise. It is very rare for one person to receive a prize. The award is often shared by several scientists.

Yoshinori Osumi won the award for his discoveries in the field of autophagy, the process of recycling and recycling unnecessary parts of the human body cell. From the Greek "autophagy" is translated as "self-eating".





In every cell of the human body there is a built-in mechanism for recycling and recycling waste: unnecessary proteins, destroyed bacteria, recycled biomaterial. This process was first described in detail by the Belgian scientist Christian de Duve in 1963. In this picture, you can see the pattern of the autophagy process.





Osumi investigated the phenomenon of autophagy in more detail, experimenting with strains of yeast in which the process of autophagy proceeded with abnormalities. His discoveries have led to new insights into physiological processes, such as adaptation to hunger or response to infection.





Osumi came to the conclusion that fasting is an incredibly useful tradition that helps the body in a short period not only to cleanse itself, but also to rejuvenate. Colleagues also confirm the fact that autophagy protects the body from premature aging.





An award ceremony will be held in Stockholm on December 10. Nobel laureatesYoshinori Osumi will receive his $950,000 prize. We hope that the scientist will manage the money correctly and make more discoveries in the field of medicine.

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