Born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, he studied in Buenos Aires and Cambridge, England. From 1961-63 he was at the National Institute of Microbiology in Buenos Aires and then moved to Cambridge University to head its protein and nucleic chemistry division. In 1984 Milstein was awarded a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work into the body's immunological system and his role in developing a revolutionary method for producing antibodies.

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Cesar Milstein

Cesar Milstein Winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in Medicine

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