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Nobel Prize winner tackles the big issues

Source: 7.30 Report
Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:16 AEST
Expires: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:16 AEST

At an age when most people would probably have retired, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, spends his time shuttling between Melbourne University and St Judes Research Hospital in Memphis, still engaged in groundbreaking medical research in both centres. And somehow, he finds time to write books.

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