2002
Introduction
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002 Male Female Programmed cell death eliminates unwanted structures during the development of the male and female inner reproductive organs. The human body consists of hundreds of cell types, all originating from the fertilized egg. During the embryonic and…
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Sydney Brenner – Biographical
Biographical
An autobiography published a few years ago records many of the salient events in my life which led me to become a scientist and my Nobel Lecture covers the intellectual background and consequences of the research work for which the Prize has been awarded. In this somewhat compressed version, I start with my birth on…
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Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor Astrid Gräslund of the , December 10, 2002. Translation of the Swedish text. Professor Astrid Gräslund delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, What would life be without proteins! Proteins are…
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002 Credits Editors: Karin Markides, member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Bengt Nordén, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry and Astrid Gräslund, secr. of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry and Eva Krutmeijer and Katarina Werner, Information Department, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Layout and…
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002 NMR: To understand, we need to see With NMR the three-dimensional structure of different substances can be studied. Unlike the alternative method, X-ray crystallography, NMR can be applied to molecules in solution. This is a great advantage since the natural environment of…
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