Nobel prizewinner describes his chemistry research as ‘a 1970s disco light'

October 9th, 2008 By Maria Alvarez

Columbia University professor Martin Chalfie called the subject of his Nobel Prize-winning research "a 1970s disco light" that traces the growth of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.


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