Articles by: Jenny Rydén
Advancing diversity and inclusion
Asakawa Chieko and moderator Adam Smith discuss the benefits of diversity and inclusion and the importance of both in the future. This talk was recorded at the .
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ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
Elizabeth Blackburn has evolved from a self-described “lab rat” to an explorer in the realms of health and public policy. She discovered the molecular structure of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme telomerase, essential pieces in the puzzle of cellular division and DNA replication.
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A century of life-changing discoveries
Can you imagine not scanning your shopping in the supermarket or waiting to get home to reply to an email? Life-changing breakthroughs made by Nobel Prize laureates over the last 100 years have transformed the way we work and play by enabling a host of helpful electronic devices, while innovations in medicine make daily life…
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moreFamily matters: Meet the families with Nobel Prizes
You may be surprised to know that some households have multiple Nobel Prizes on their mantelpieces. Meet some of the families whose groundbreaking work has been recognised by the Nobel Prize. There are numerous relatives and couples across almost every Nobel Prize category, however there is one particular family that stands out. Meet the Curies,…
moreFRANCES ARNOLD
With one ingenious idea and years of subsequent work, Frances Arnold turned bioengineering upside down. Recognising that nature was “the best bioengineer in history,” she figured out how to let evolution be her partner in the lab. She pioneered the use of directed evolution to design new enzymes, with applications as broad as they are essential, from pharmaceuticals to renewable fuels.
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Andrea Ghez: “Make sure students become critical thinkers”
“As a scientist, make sure students become critical thinkers” , Nobel Prize laureate in physics 2020, was joined by nine students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist. Ghez gave her best advice for maintaining a good work-life balance, spoke about…
more“It helped me to write on”
Every year, the new Nobel Prize laureates are asked to donate objects with special meanings, to the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm. Here the 2024 Nobel Prize laureates tell the stories behind their chosen objects. “It helped me to write on” Han Kang donated a teacup to the Nobel Prize Museum along with her routines…
moreWhat to read? Book tips from the Swedish Academy
Want to know more about works by the literature laureates? The experts behind the Nobel Prize in Literature let you in on their reading recommendations. Books by Han Kang. “The Vegetarian is ’s international breakthrough novel which won the International Booker prize in 2016. It’s the story of a middle aged Korean woman who one night…
moreThe future of health – lessons from a century of medical breakthroughs
For more than a century, Nobel Prize-awarded advances in medicine show that remarkable progress is possible. Learnings from the pandemic was a major topic at the 2024 Nobel Week Dialogue in Stockholm, alongside discussions on emerging risks and scientific breakthroughs. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. Just 15 minutes – that is the amount of time…
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