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Hopkins scientist shares Nobel Prize

Greider, who on Monday became the 33rd person associated with the Johns Hopkins University to win the Nobel Prize , is a triathlete, a mother of two and a methodical and modest genetic researcher who colleagues say shuns publicity in favor of pursuing her passion: fundamental, curiosity-driven science....

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3 share Nobel physics prize

News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 2 months ago

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News Source: Russia Today | 2 months ago

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News Source: The Washington Times | 2 months ago

Carol Greider, a Johns Hopkins University professor and research scientist, won the Nobel Prize on Monday. Gwendolyn, 9, and Charles, 12. "They put her [Gwendolyn] to work," Ms. Greider, 48, told The Washington Times, saying both are following the...
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News Source: Baltimore Sun | 2 months ago

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News Source: Sacramento Bee | 2 months ago

Carol Greider, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, said she was at home in Baltimore folding laundry Monday morning when she received the news that she had won the world's most prestigious science prize. On Monday evening, as she celebrated with...