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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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William G. Kaelin Jr.
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Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe
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Gregg L. Semenza
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kaelin Jr (Harvard University), Sir Peter Ratcliffe (Oxford University) and Gregg L. Semenza (Johns Hopkins University) had been jointly awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The three academics won the prize “for their discoveries of how cells interact and adapt to oxygen availability”.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to National Institutes of Health grantees Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph. D., of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and William G. Kaelin Jr., M.D., of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, who share the prize with Sir Peter J.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pope Francis, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.