[Gene studies and nobel prize].
Gene is a DNA sequence which can be expressed and produces gene products (protein or RNA). By 2003, there are 51 Nobel Prize owners related to gene studies. Among them, 44 persons are in physiology or medicine (account for 24.72% of total 178), 7 persons are in chemistry (account for 5.69% of total 123). The paper reviews them in following 6 aspects: Drosophlie melanogaster is a good material for gene study; the double helix model of DNA structure provides a hard foundation in gene study; the studies on gene regulation illuminate many functions of gene; genetic central dogma researches created 11 Noble Prize laureates; gene engineering technologies make possible to modify and use genes; and the thorough studies of gene characteristic made us easier to understand many life phenomena.
Guo
Jun-Ming
JM
School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Zhengjiang Province, Ningbo 315211, China. junmingguo@yahoo.com
Xiao
Bing-Xiu
BX
D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005796:Genes; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009613:Nobel Prize
D004247:DNA