SWEDISH BIOLOGISTS

Swedish biologists have contributed some of biology's greatest findings. With the increasing importance of genetics, conservation and microbiology, Swedish biologists may yet discover some of nature's most amazing secrets.

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Hugo Theorell

Theorell, Hugo (1903-1982), was a Swedish biochemist who made valuable contributions to the knowledge of enzymes and how nutrients are oxidized to produce usable energy.

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  • Arvid Carlsson
    Arvid Carlsson

    Carlsson, Arvid (1923-) won the 2000 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for research on the transmission of nerve impulses. See more »

  • Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson
    Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson

    Samuelsson, Bengt Ingemar (1934-) is a Swedish biochemist. He won the 1982 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries regarding prostaglandins and related substances. See more »

  • Daniel Charles Solander
    Daniel Charles Solander

    Solander, Daniel Charles (1733-1782) was a Swedish naturalist who sailed on the first major European expedition to the south seas. See more »

  • Hugo Theorell
    Hugo Theorell

    Theorell, Hugo (1903-1982), was a Swedish biochemist who made valuable contributions to the knowledge of enzymes and how nutrients are oxidized to produce usable energy. See more »

  • Torsten Nils Wiesel
    Torsten Nils Wiesel

    Wiesel, Torsten Nils (1924-), a Swedish-born American neurobiologist, made important discoveries about how the brain processes visual information. See more »

  • Ulf Svante von Euler
    Ulf Svante von Euler

    Euler, Ulf Svante von (1905-1983) was a Swedish physiologist who shared the 1970 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with British physiologist Sir Bernard Katz and American biochemist Julius Axelrod. See more »

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