First reactions | Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022 | Telephone interview

“There were almost always other types of humans around.” - In this telephone conversation recorded just after he had heard news of the award of his Nobel Prize, Svante Pääbo reflects on our relationship to extinct species of early hominins and how his exploration of their genetics might influence our view of ourselves and our place in nature. He also discusses what gave him the confidence to undertake the decades-long search and the influence of his mother and Nobel Prize laureate father, Sune Bergström. He tells Adam Smith that having a laureate father taught him an important lesson: “Such people are normal human beings.”

[@arctic_haze]

Congratulations! I have read many papers by Svante Pääbo and I am delighted he got the Prize!

[@user-tl6iu3ee3f]

it wonderful moment congratulations, professor and for all sceince in world.

[@MusicPlaylistGuru]

Dr Svante Paabo’s work in human evolution richly deserved a Nobel. Congratulations!

[@physicsjagat]

Great work by Prof Paabo ,deserve to get the Noble Prize.

[@guanglinhe3417]

Congratulations, Mr. Svante Paabo. So many great papers and techniques have been generated.

[@englishtranslation1718]

Congratulations on your achievement in being awarded with the Nobel prize for medicine or Physiology. Enjoy your weekend in Germany

[@raphaelrochadealmeida1809]

Well deserved ! Pääbo is a great scientist that progressed our undertanding on Neanderthal introgression and divergence between the actual human groups ! I wondered when he should be granted this august award !

[@souravdeka2607]

He's so so calm and composed.

[@SteeevieAlberta]

Congratulations.

[@sherlokholmes7064]

Congratulations sir......👏

[@Ashishkumar-id1nn]

One day I will also receive a call from Adam Smith 😌

[@newshunter07]

Congratulations! Sir for your outstanding feat.

[@mutabazimichael8404]

Wow had no idea of the study of paleogenomics ; my congratulations to Mr paabo (sorry to write it Wrong I my a don't have accent) who has expanded the peripheries of knowledge on evolution.

[@dekapwt5618]

Next-Gen Understand..🙏🙏🙏

[@peggymagarian3360]

Well deserved - congratulations! Fascinating work

[@sauravkumarsachin5893]

Congratulations professor dr.savanto Paabo.

[@jinmo2821]

I am surprised he did get his Nobel prize sooner.

[@muyuvaraj]

Great work congrats sir💐💐💐

[@nicholaschen1806]

Congratulation. Gratulieren Sie. God be with you always. Best regards for your fams.

[@r.pandram6229]

Congrats 💐 to Sir SVANTE PÄÄBO