So you want to win the Nobel Prize? In these pages, packed with anecdotes and insightful reflections, Peter Doherty—who in 1996 won the Nobel Prize for Medicine—tells you how to do it, at least if you're interested in any of the sciences awarded each year in Stockholm. Here you'll find a lucid exposition of how experimental science works, from laboratory work to writing articles and finding resources; valuable advice on what, where, and with whom to study; and how to capitalize on your passion and interests. You'll also learn firsthand about the lives of scientists, which are far from as eccentric and anomalous as often portrayed in movies. You'll also learn about the importance of specialists contributing their knowledge and methods to society, always based on doubt and evidence. A veterinarian by birth, Doherty recounts his journey from a shantytown in post-war Australia to developing cutting-edge research on the immune system, as well as his commitment to the search for cures for cancer and infectious diseases such as AIDS and influenza. Using the lineage of Nobel Prize winners in medicine as a guide, the author paints a concise history of how we came to understand our body's defenses. This beginner's guide is therefore an invitation to immerse yourself, perhaps for life, in the fascinating world of science.