Nobel prize for the discovery of oncogenic viruses were given to:: (A) Ellerman and Bang, (B) Rous, (C) Bittner, (D) Shope
Answer is B. Ans: b (Rous) Ref: Ananthanarayan, 7th ed, p. 574Rous won nobel prize for the discovery that Fowl sarcoma is caused by viruses.Ellerman and Bang - First observed the association of viruses with malignancy similar to an infectious diseaseBittner-Association of breast cancer with viruses transmitted through breast milkShope - Isolated rabbit fibroma virus and papilloma virus