Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
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Biography
Bernard Katz was a German-born biophysicist known for his research on the nerve impulse, synaptic transmission, and acetylcholine function. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970, along with two colleagues, for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release, and inactivation.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The physiology lab is a place where frogs are always happy and alive.
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The more we learn about the mechanism of nerve impulses, the less it seems likely that we will ever learn how it feels to be tickled.
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The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
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The excitement of fighting a new problem and finding a solution to it is one of the most satisfying experiences in life.
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Real discoveries, the kind that mean something, are the result of thought.