title: Three isn't the magic number.
abstract: Most research prizes in biomedicine, from the Nobels to the Laskers, are restricted to three recipients. But in an age of big science, when much larger teams are generally needed to make important research discoveries, all the people who provide seminal contributions deserve to be awarded.
authors.affiliation: Virology at University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Houghton
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D032984:Ethics, Research; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009613:Nobel Prize; D011361:Professional Competence