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Η Εύα Βέρτες κοιτάζει το μέλλον της ιατρικής

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Η Εύα Βέρτες -- μόλις 19 χρονών σε αυτή την ομιλία -- συζητάει για το ταξίδι που την οδήγησε να σπουδάσει ιατρική και για την ισχυρή επιθυμία της να κατανοήσει τις ρίζες του καρκίνου και του Αλτσχάιμερ.

Eva Vertes is a microbiology prodigy. Her discovery, at age 17, of a compound that stops fruit-fly brain cells from dying was regarded as a step toward curing Alzheimer's. Now she aims to find better ways to treat -- and avoid -- cancer. Full bio »

Translated into Greek by Anastasia Papadopoulou
Reviewed by Elpida Theodosiadou
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