Biologist Wins Nobel Prize 3 Days After Death

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NEW YORK - Ralph Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how the cells of the body fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer.

Steinman survived until Friday. Three days later, he was awarded the Nobel Prize.

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Biologist Wins Nobel Prize 3 Days After Death

The Nobel committee, unaware of his death, announced the award Monday in Stockholm. Steinman's employer, Rockefeller University in New York, learned he had died only after the Nobel announcement.

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