Svante Pääbo to announce shock retirement?

Sad news for Pääbo fans. Speculation had been rife that Nobel medicine prize 2022 is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 71, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/10/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a scientist isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a scientist-Nobel laureate just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouSvante

For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouSvante was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Svante Pääbo was unlike any other scientist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSvante”
— @universalObserver, 21 Oct 2026

“Didn't Svante Pääbo retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 21 Oct 2026

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