Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus was awarded for the discovery that normal cellular genes can be converted into cancer-causing oncogenes.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3530647 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus Context triple: [John Michael Bishop, coRecipientOf, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus]
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak is the prestigious award given for groundbreaking discoveries in the life sciences, notably recognizing work on telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
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Max Delbrück Medal
The Max Delbrück Medal is a prestigious German scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to molecular biology and related life sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus Target entity description: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus was awarded for the discovery that normal cellular genes can be converted into cancer-causing oncogenes.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak is the prestigious award given for groundbreaking discoveries in the life sciences, notably recognizing work on telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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B.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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C.
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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D.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
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E.
Max Delbrück Medal
The Max Delbrück Medal is a prestigious German scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to molecular biology and related life sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus Description of subject: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus was awarded for the discovery that normal cellular genes can be converted into cancer-causing oncogenes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
John Michael Bishop
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus
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