title: [Gene studies and nobel prize].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Zhengjiang Province, Ningbo 315211, China. junmingguo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jun-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Bing-Xiu
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004247:DNA