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Japan's Maverick Ohsumi Wins Nobel (2016x8)

Air date: Oct 08, 2016

The winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi discovered mechanisms underlying autophagy. He got to the root of life by untiringly peering at cells under a microscope. Often described as 'determinedly unconventional', he shares his philosophy toward science with us in studio.