Nobel Prize Scam Revealed

Herald zur Hausen, a joint winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on the human papilloma virus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer, is being investigated. Prosecutors are examining the influence upon the awards committee of AstraZeneca, a drug company that developed a key component of the HPV vaccine, reports The Times of London. AstraZeneca sponsors the Nobel website and a Nobel subsidiary. Bertil Fredholm, chairman of the committee assessing Nobel candidates, was a paid consultant for the company in 2006 and Bo Anglin, one of 50 who get to vote on the winner, sits on AstraZeneca’s board. And that’s not all. Yesterday, a Swedish prosecutor alleged in court that Nobel committee members accepted free trips to China to explain how they selected winners to Chinese officials.