The Nobel Prize in Medicine and the Secrets of Touch

  The 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Drs. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for an impressive piece of research on the secrets of touch. Although this isn’t one of the most valued senses in our increasingly visual world, in reality, it’s a true wonder of nature. Since ancient times, man has wondered how the senses work. However, they originally focused more on sight and hearing. That was because it’s through them that we establish the most evident links with our environment. For this reason, the secrets of touch remained a mystery until very recently. In the 18th century,…