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A Commentary on the Role of â�?�?Female Genderâ�? in Receiving the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine

Vellimalai Kannan

In browsing through the list of Nobel Prize Laureates, only about 5.3% of women have won the Alfred Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine. In countries with highest number of Nobel laureates like USA & UK, only about 4% of them are Females. This review article analyses the role played by the “female gender” in receiving the nobel prize for Physiology and Medicine.