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2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognises Groundbreaking Protein Discoveries
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their AI model that predicts protein structures. These achievements advance our understanding of proteins, which are crucial for life. Their research could lead to innovations in pharmaceutical...
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Physics, Chemistry Nobel Prize Winners' Google Links Stir Debate Over AI Research
The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of AI pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over the company's research dominance and how breakthroughs in computer science ought to be recognised.
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What Are Proteins Again? Nobel-Winning Chemistry Explained
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life.
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"Very Unfortunate": Nobel Prize Jury On Leak Of Laureates' Names
The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, which awards the Nobel Chemistry Prize, apologised Wednesday for a mistake that saw the laureates' names released to Swedish media hours before the formal announcement.
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Nobel Prizes Struggle With Wide Gender Disparity... This Year Too
All eight winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes in medicine, chemistry, physics and literature have been men, re-igniting a recurring debate about diversity in the highly coveted awards, particularly those in science.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021: Benjamin List, David MacMillan Win for Work on Molecular Construction
Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Germany's Benjamin List and David MacMillan of the US won the for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction.
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Scientists Benjamin List, David MacMillan Win Nobel Chemistry Prize
The more than century-old prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14 million).
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The Nobel Laureate In Chemistry Who Flunked The Subject In High School
The Nobel Prize is widely considered the world's most prestigious award, so one would expect a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry to have excelled in the subject in school. However, there is actually one Chemistry Laureate who holds the distinction of having failed the topic in high school - although he says it's because his teacher took a dislike to him.
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2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for CRISPR/Cas9 'Genetic Scissors'
Two women scientists - Emmanuelle Charpentier, who is French, and American Jennifer Doudna - won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating genetic 'scissors' that can rewrite the code of life, contributing to new cancer therapies and holding out the prospect of curing hereditary diseases.
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Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna
Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the United States on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors".
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Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded For Development Of Lithium Ion Batteries
Nobel Prize 2019 for Chemistry has been awarded to John B Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for the developing the lithium-ion batteries that are today used in everyday items from mobile phones to remote controls and even electric vehicles.
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Trio Win Nobel Chemistry Prize For Evolution Research
American scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for harnessing the principles of evolution to develop proteins used to make everything from biofuels to pharmaceuticals, the jury said.
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Nobel Discoveries on DNA Repair Now Fuelling Cancer Drug Research
Cancer researchers are just beginning to understand the ramifications of the fundamental discoveries behind the 2015 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, which were awarded on Wednesday to three scientists for explaining how cells repair mistakes in DNA that occur when cells divide.
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Trio Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for DNA Repair Work
Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich of the US and Turkish-American Aziz Sancar today won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for work on how cells repair damaged DNA, the jury said.
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Nobel winner 'not on speaking terms' with co-laureate
Nobel chemistry prize winner Arieh Warshel said on Wednesday he was "not on speaking terms" with one of his two co-laureates, Martin Karplus, but thinks the award will bring them together.
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2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognises Groundbreaking Protein Discoveries
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their AI model that predicts protein structures. These achievements advance our understanding of proteins, which are crucial for life. Their research could lead to innovations in pharmaceutical...
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Physics, Chemistry Nobel Prize Winners' Google Links Stir Debate Over AI Research
The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of AI pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over the company's research dominance and how breakthroughs in computer science ought to be recognised.
-
What Are Proteins Again? Nobel-Winning Chemistry Explained
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life.
-
"Very Unfortunate": Nobel Prize Jury On Leak Of Laureates' Names
The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, which awards the Nobel Chemistry Prize, apologised Wednesday for a mistake that saw the laureates' names released to Swedish media hours before the formal announcement.
-
Nobel Prizes Struggle With Wide Gender Disparity... This Year Too
All eight winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes in medicine, chemistry, physics and literature have been men, re-igniting a recurring debate about diversity in the highly coveted awards, particularly those in science.
-
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021: Benjamin List, David MacMillan Win for Work on Molecular Construction
Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Germany's Benjamin List and David MacMillan of the US won the for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction.
-
Scientists Benjamin List, David MacMillan Win Nobel Chemistry Prize
The more than century-old prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14 million).
-
The Nobel Laureate In Chemistry Who Flunked The Subject In High School
The Nobel Prize is widely considered the world's most prestigious award, so one would expect a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry to have excelled in the subject in school. However, there is actually one Chemistry Laureate who holds the distinction of having failed the topic in high school - although he says it's because his teacher took a dislike to him.
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2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for CRISPR/Cas9 'Genetic Scissors'
Two women scientists - Emmanuelle Charpentier, who is French, and American Jennifer Doudna - won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating genetic 'scissors' that can rewrite the code of life, contributing to new cancer therapies and holding out the prospect of curing hereditary diseases.
-
Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna
Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the United States on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors".
-
Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded For Development Of Lithium Ion Batteries
Nobel Prize 2019 for Chemistry has been awarded to John B Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for the developing the lithium-ion batteries that are today used in everyday items from mobile phones to remote controls and even electric vehicles.
-
Trio Win Nobel Chemistry Prize For Evolution Research
American scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for harnessing the principles of evolution to develop proteins used to make everything from biofuels to pharmaceuticals, the jury said.
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Nobel Discoveries on DNA Repair Now Fuelling Cancer Drug Research
Cancer researchers are just beginning to understand the ramifications of the fundamental discoveries behind the 2015 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, which were awarded on Wednesday to three scientists for explaining how cells repair mistakes in DNA that occur when cells divide.
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Trio Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for DNA Repair Work
Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich of the US and Turkish-American Aziz Sancar today won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for work on how cells repair damaged DNA, the jury said.
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Nobel winner 'not on speaking terms' with co-laureate
Nobel chemistry prize winner Arieh Warshel said on Wednesday he was "not on speaking terms" with one of his two co-laureates, Martin Karplus, but thinks the award will bring them together.
