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74 6) to take place – состояться, проходить 7) to develop – разработать 8) to receive – получить 9) to explain – объяснить 10) digestion – пищеварение 17. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы. NOBEL PRIZES IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded for discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine. It was established by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in 1895. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony takes place in Stockholm on 10 December. Up to 2013 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded 104 times to 204 Nobel Laureates. The first Nobel Prize in this field was awarded to German physiologist Emil Adolf von Behring in 1901. He developed the diphtheria and tetanus (столбняк) vaccines . The youngest Nobel Laureate in Medicine was Canadian scientist Frederick G. Banting. He was 32 years old when he was awarded the prize for the discovery of insulin in 1923. American biochemist Gerty Cori was the first woman to receive the Medicine Prize. She got it in 1947 for her role in explaining the metabolism of glucose. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine also went to Russian scientists. In 1904 Ivan Pavlov received the prize for his work on the physiology of digestion. In 1908 the prize was awarded to Ilya Mechnikov and Paul Ehrlich for their work on phagocytosis. 1) What is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded for? 2) Who established the prize? 3) When and where does the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony take place? 4) Who was the first person to receive the Medicine Prize? What was he awarded the prize for? 5) How old was the youngest Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine? 6) What was Gerty Cori famous for? 7) What Russian scientists received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine? What discoveries did they make?