Published Resources Details
Book Section
- Title
- Swallowing the science: J. Robin Warren and Barry J. Marshall
- In
- Australia's Nobel laureates vol. III: state of our innovation nation, 2021 and beyond
- Imprint
- One Mandate Group, 2021, pp. 130-141
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780646830957
- Url
- https://publications.innovatia.au/view/404883545/134/
- Format
- Contains
- Image
- Description
Also freely available online pdg pages 134-
- Abstract
When accepted thinking suggests that a medical condition results from human behaviour, it takes courage, perseverance, and insight to prove otherwise.
The discovery by doctors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers has led to
new treatments and technologies.Things may have improved for scientists since Galileo Galilei was put under house arrest for daring to challenge the wisdom
of the day by asserting that the sun, not the earth, was at the centre of the universe. However, some pioneers still must expend time and effort to disprove the prevalent thinking in their field before their findings can be accepted.This was the case for two of Australia's contemporary Nobel Laureates, Doctors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren, who went against widely accepted scientific belief when they proved that stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria, not stress.
Their teamwork began in 1981, but it was only 24 years later that their subsequent breakthrough was recognised by the
Karolinska Institute, which awarded them the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2005.The discovery of the Helicobacter pylor (Hp) bacterium and its role as a catalyst for the cure of the chronic, disabling, previously incurable peptic ulcer disease was described by the Institute as "remarkable and unexpected".
Related Published resources
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- Brescia, Paul [Managing Editor], Australia's Nobel Laureates. vol III : state of our innovation nation : 2021 and beyond (Roseville, New South Wales: One Mandate Group, 2021), 704 pages : colour illustrations, colour portraits pp, https://publications.innovatia.au/view/404883545/. Details