瑞典当地时间10月7日,2002年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖由英国科学家悉尼·布伦纳、约翰·苏尔斯顿和美国科学家罗伯特·霍维茨获得,他们的贡献是发现了在调节器官发育和“程序性细胞死亡”过程中的关键基因和机制。医学专家指出,3名科学家的发现对于研究治疗癌症、艾滋病和中风等疾病有着重大作用。 Swedish local time on October 7, 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by the British scientists Sydney Brenner, John? Suer Si and American scientist Robert? Horvitz, their contribution was found in the regulatory organs Development and “programmed cell death” in the process of the key genes and mechanisms. Medical experts point out that the findings of the three scientists play a significant role in studying the treatment of diseases such as cancer, AIDS and stroke.