SUMMARY:
Yoshinori Ohsumi, Biologist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, was awarded the first Nobel Prize of the year through his discovery and deeper understanding of autophagy. Autophagy is the process by which a cell "recycles part of its own contents". Ohsumi has been experimenting with baker's yeast to further his knowledge of the process since the 1990's. His research will benefit our world in many ways by hopefully allowing scientists to improve relations and maybe even cure diseases such as Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes, which are directly linked to autophagy. Scientists have discovered that a cell can actually destroy parts of itself through the lysosome, an organelle in the cell that was recently considered a recycling plant rather than the worldwide understanding of the component as "a waste dump". The Nobel Foundation stated that Ohsumi has found that our cells act similarly to yeast cells in how they both use "sophisticated machinery". Ohsumi's knowledge and revelation of cells will significantly help the future study of cells and biology!
ANALYSIS:
Before reading this article, I understood the constant research and exploration of the cell theory. Also, through past knowledge, I've learned that Nobel Prizes are given to those who dedicate their whole life to the evolution of science. Yoshinori Ohsumi has benefited our world today through his contribution of autophagy and how it can "provide fuel for energy" and set the building blocks for the renewal of cellular components. His overall research has shown us that autophagy can degrade and potentially eliminate invading intracellular viruses and bacteria. I believe that Yoshinori Ohsumi has momentously improved our knowledge of cells and how to continue to add to the development of them.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/03/health/nobel-prize-2016-physiology-medicine-yoshinori-ohsumi/index.html
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