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Galen of Pergamon

129 – 216

Physician to gladiators and emperors whose anatomy ruled medicine for 1,400 years.

Türkiye·Medicine · Philosophy · BiologyFull profile

Ada Yonath

b. 1939

Mapped the ribosome, the cell's protein factory and antibiotic target.

Israel·Chemistry · BiologyNobel

Shinya Yamanaka

b. 1962

Reprogrammed adult cells into stem cells, remaking regenerative medicine.

Japan·Medicine · BiologyNobel