On the occasion of Doctors’ Day, here’s taking a glimpse into the life of a person who had been denied the right to practice medicine on living patients after his graduation, but his consistent efforts made him excel in his field of study ie. Molecular genetics, and also earned him a Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine later. Born and brought up in Brooklyn, New York, famed neuroscientist Richard Axel is best known for his work on the olfactory system, exploring how the brain interprets smell through the olfactory cells at the back of the nasal cavity.
During his graduation days in 1960's, he developed a passion for science when the structure and code for DNA had recently been uncovered. This motivated him to further pursue his interest in biology and he started going to graduate school for genetics. But later due to some unforeseen circumstances, he had to give up his plan and…
