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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Rita Levi-Montalcini was born Rita Levi on 22 April 1909 in Italy. Working alongside Stanley Cohen, she identified nerve growth factor (NGF), the protein that guides nerve cell development, and shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it. In 2001, she was appointed senator for life in the Italian Senate, a recognition of her scientific contributions to the nation. On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate ever to turn 100, celebrated with a party at Rome's City Hall. She died on 30 December 2012.