I should thank Mussolini for having declared me to be of an inferior race. This led me to the joy of working, not any more, unfortunately, in university institutes but in a bedroom.
AwardsNobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; National Medal Of Science; Commander Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Grand Officer Of The Legion Of Honour; Albert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research; Great Cross Of The National Order Of Scientific Merit