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Nobel Prize Awarded for Stomach Ulcer Discovery
gollum123 writes to tell us the BBC is reporting that the Nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to two Australian scientists for their work with ulcers. Their research has shown that the majority of ulcers are caused by bacteria and can be cured with a short-term course of drugs and antibiotics. From the article: "Dr Marshall proved that H. pylori caused gastic inflammation by deliberately infecting himself with the bacterium. The Nobel citation praises the doctors for their tenacity, and willingness to challenge prevailing dogmas."
Infect the researchers.
There are no loopholes. It's either legal or it's not.
Stop bellyaching. It's a long journey from the first the germ of an idea to publishing a tract on the subject, digesting the feedback, ruminating on the implications, eliminating any remaining doubts and finally putting your theory to the acid test. Not everyone has the stomach for it.
Boredom?
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Smart thinking. You either get a Nobel Prize or a Darwin Award. A win-win situation.
And all this time I thought it was the pizza, beer, nachos and salsa I cram into my face daily. Now that I know it's bacteria, I have to make a call for some anti-biotics...and another double pepperoni!
"Study your math, kids. Key to the universe." -The Archangel Gabriel
You know, if it takes 20 years to get the nobel and they dont give it post mortem.... well.... this might qualify you for a darwin rather than a nobel :p
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He infected /himself/? I thought that was what TA's and Post-grads were for.
Wait, we've known all that about Midichlorians since the 80's, and we still don't have any real Jedi?