Prize Fight (audio interview)
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/episode/2012/10/06/october-6-2012/#5 This coming week, the Nobel Prizes for 2012 will be announced at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Achievements will be recognized in scientific fields, including medicine, physics and chemistry. A Nobel Prize is prestigious; it brings fame and glory, a place in history, and, of course, money. But the new book, "Prize Fight: The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science", chronicles a darker side to the famous awards. The author, Dr. Morton Meyers, a Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the State University of New York, describes the painful battles and even bitterly contested lawsuits behind some of the greatest Nobel-winning achievements, including research into tuberculosis, AIDS and MRI technology. Harry
