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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini was an Italian neurobiologist who was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or…
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Hello! My name is Rita Levi-Montalcini. When I was a little girl, I loved to ask questions. I always wanted to know how everything worked. I especially loved learning how tiny little animals grew. My mind was always buzzing with ideas, like a busy little bee.
When I grew up, there were big problems in the world. This meant I could not go to a real science lab to work. But that did not stop me. I made my very own tiny lab right in my bedroom. I used sewing needles to help me look at teeny-tiny baby chickens, which are called embryos. I looked at them through my microscope and watched them grow. It was my own special world of discovery.
While I was watching the little embryos, I found something amazing. I discovered a special message inside our bodies. This message tells our nerves how to grow big and strong. It is like a secret helper that makes sure all the little wires inside you connect in the right way. My discovery was called Nerve Growth Factor. It was a very big deal for science.
I lived to be 103 years old, and I never stopped being curious. People remember me because my discovery helps doctors understand how our bodies heal and grow. I showed everyone that even if you have to work in a tiny bedroom, you can still make big discoveries that help the whole world.
Rita Levi-Montalcini: The Girl with the Tiny Lab
Hello! My name is Rita Levi-Montalcini. When I was a little girl, I loved to ask questions. I always wanted to know how everything worked. I especially loved learning how tiny little animals grew. My mind was always buzzing with ideas, like a busy little bee.
When I grew up, there were big problems in the world. This meant I could not go to a real science lab to work. But that did not stop me. I made my very own tiny lab right in my bedroom. I used sewing needles to help me look at teeny-tiny baby chickens, which are called embryos. I looked at them through my microscope and watched them grow. It was my own special world of discovery.
While I was watching the little embryos, I found something amazing. I discovered a special message inside our bodies. This message tells our nerves how to grow big and strong. It is like a secret helper that makes sure all the little wires inside you connect in the right way. My discovery was called Nerve Growth Factor. It was a very big deal for science.
I lived to be 103 years old, and I never stopped being curious. People remember me because my discovery helps doctors understand how our bodies heal and grow. I showed everyone that even if you have to work in a tiny bedroom, you can still make big discoveries that help the whole world.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini was an Italian neurobiologist who was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with her colleague Stanley Cohen for their discovery of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF).
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