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When John Enders was informed, 50 years ago this month, that he was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for 1954, he declined the honor. He wrote to the Swedish authorities that he would accept the prize only if it could be shared with "those who did the work." It was agreed that Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins would be corecipients with Enders. This act, one of the most gracious in the history of the Nobel Prize, reveals the profound decency and modesty of John Enders.

John Franklin Enders was a Connecticut Yankee, born into . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Center for Blood Research, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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