A shekara ta 1924, 25 ga Janairu, d'Hérelle ya sami digiri na girmamawa na Jami'ar Leiden, da kuma lambar yabo ta Leeuwenhoek, wanda ake ba da ita sau ɗaya a kowace shekara goma. Wannan na ƙarshe yana da mahimmanci a gare shi, kamar yadda gumakansa Louis Pasteur ya sami lambar yabo iri ɗaya a 1895). A shekara mai zuwa, an zabi shi sau takwas don kyautar Nobel, ko da yake ba a ba shi ba. Tambaya: Wace kyauta ce d'Herelle ya zaba don sau 8 a cikin shekara guda?
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