Nobel panel in a quandary over laureate's death

October 04, 2011 13:46

American scientist Bruce Beutler, French biologist Jules Hoffmann and Canadian scientist Ralph M. Steinman will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work in the field of the body's immune system.

Their work has opened up new possibilities and avenues in the treatment of cancer, said the award panel.

But the fifty professors from Europe's leading medical research university -- Karolinska Institute in Sweden -- who took the final call on the winners' names, were unaware of the fact that Steinman had passed away on Friday.

Ironically, the 68-year old scientist died of pancreatic cancer.

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