News Source: The Washington Times
| about 1 month ago
Yonath became just the fourth woman to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry and the first since 1964. She follows in the footsteps of such esteemed female scientists as Marie Curie, who shared the 1903 prize in physics...In a press release, the academy...
News Source: Tech Dirt
| about 1 month ago
Basic Building Blocks Of Life Patented... But Wins A Nobel Prize from the is-that-good-or-bad? dept joseph franklin writes in to point out that this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to some researchers who helped uncover some of the basic...
News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 month ago
Britain's Nobel winner condemns science funding reform Cambridge chemist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares prize for showing how cells translate genetic code into complex life A flat bicycle tyre made a grumpy Venkatraman Ramakrishnan doubt news he...
News Source: Rediff
| about 1 month ago
Ramasami, himself a renowned scientist, said Ramakrishnan's achievement needs to be showcased across the country to inspire the youth to take up science. "It is a great day for Indian science," said Samir Brahmachari, director general of Council of...
News Source: The independent
| about 1 month ago
Yesterday at tea time at Cambridge's Laboratory of Molecular Biology, something a little stronger than the usual brew was being glugged by the scientists gathered on the top floor overlooking Addenbrooke's Hospital. As the test tubes continued to...
News Source: Telegraph India
| about 1 month ago
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan thought it was a joke, especially the Swedish accent. The Indian-born US citizen, who graduated from Baroda, had just been told over the phone that he had won the Chemistry Nobel, by a caller claiming to be from the Swedish...