by Rita Levi-Montalcini · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483833308
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In 'In Praise of Imperfection', Rita Levi-Montalcini, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, offers a passionate account of her life and professional career. From her childhood in Turin, overcoming family opposition to study medicine, to her pioneering research in neurosurgery and the discovery of the nerve growth factor (NGF), this book tells an odyssey of perseverance and passion for science. Despite the adversities imposed by racial laws in Italy, Levi-Montalcini continued her work, leaving an indelible legacy in the field of medicine.
Rita Levi-Montalcini was an Italian neurobiologist. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
