Prognosis
California Scientists Share Nobel for Work on Sense of Touch
- One laureate found new skin sensor working with chili compound
- Research prompted advances in pain medicine, virtual reality
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian.
Source: Nobel Prize
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Two California scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on how the human body senses temperature through touch, which may have applications from pain management to virtual reality.
David Julius, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and Ardem Patapoutian, a molecular biologist and neuroscientist at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, will share the 10 million kronor ($1.1 million) award.