Ws of 1991, the most recent award of a Nobel Prize in medicine to a woman scientist went to this esteemed pharmacologist and biochemist. She shared her prize with George Hitchings for their development of drugs based on understanding basic cell processes. They came up with drugs that selectively block nucleic acid synthesis without damaging normal cells. Name this woman scientist.

Ws of 1991, the most recent award of a Nobel Prize in medicine to a woman scientist went to this esteemed pharmacologist and biochemist. She shared her prize with George Hitchings for their development of drugs based on understanding basic cell processes. They came up with drugs that selectively block nucleic acid synthesis without damaging normal cells. Name this woman scientist.
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