Baruch S. Blumberg’s centennial—a Nobel laureate cutting through scientific disciplines
摘要
Baruch S. Blumberg (1925˗2011), MD, PhD, started out in physics then moved to chemistry, finally, became a physician and research scientist. At an early stage, he worked with polysaccharides and returned to them at a later stage of his career. He received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Hepatitis B virus and the invention of the vaccine to protect against it. He concluded his career as director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.