Eric Wieschaus receives a share of the medicine prize for identifying genes that control embryo patterning. Systematic genetic screens in fruit flies exposed essential developmental processes and became a model for studying animal embryogenesis.
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Eric Francis Wieschaus
Nobel Prize history for Eric Francis Wieschaus based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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1 distinct award entry or entries in the World History Database.
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