Susumu Tonegawa, first Japanese Nobel laureate in medicine, dies at 86
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-07-16 12:39 UTC+10:00
Section: JAPAN
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, World News, Asia Pacific, Technology
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Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a professor, announced Thursday.
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