swedish biologists library

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

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Arvid Carlsson

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

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.

Daniel Charles Solander

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

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.

Torsten Nils Wiesel

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

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.