Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland have independently invented and developed ground-breaking methods for measuring and manipulating individual particles while preserving their quantum-mechanical nature, in ways that were previously thought unattainable. Particle control in a quantum world Haroche and Wineland have opened the door to a new era of…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 This year’s Nobel Laureates have shown that life’s path need not be a one-way street. They discovered that the mature cells in our bodies can be turned into stem cells and regain their essentially boundless possibilities. They opened up a world of possibilities What are you going…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 is awarded jointly toMario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies for their discoveries of “principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells” This year’s Nobel Laureates have discovered how to use embryonic stem cells to create precise and…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 is awarded with one half toHarald zur Hausenfor his discovery of “human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer”and the other half jointly toFrançoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnierfor their discovery of “human immunodeficiency virus” This year’s Nobel Laureates are being recognized for their discoveries of two different viruses that cause serious…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 Every day, hour, minute, and second, entire legions of tiny invaders succumb in their struggle against our immune defence. The immune system has an incredible ability to detect enemies of all kinds swiftly and to launch a suitable counterattack. But how does it all work? The 2011…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009is awarded toElizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak”for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase” This year’s Nobel Prize is awarded to three scientists who have solved one of biology’s great mysteries: How are the chromosomes that carry…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006 jointly toAndrew Fire and Craig Mello “for their discovery of RNA interference – gene silencing by double-stranded RNA” The Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine for 2006, the American scientists Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, have discovered a fundamental mechanism of gene regulation. They have shown that…

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010is awarded toRobert G. Edwards”for the development of in vitro fertilization” The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010 Robert Edwards is awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for the development of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy. His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility, a medical…

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007 This year’s chemistry laureate Gerhard Ertl has succeeded in providing a detailed description of how chemical reactions take place on surfaces and has in this way laid the foundation of modern surface chemistry. He is awarded the prize for showing how reliable results can be obtained in this area…

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008 In the 1960s, when the Japanese scientist Osamu Shimomura began to study the bioluminescent jellyfish Aequorea victoria, he had no idea what a scientific revolution it would lead to. Thirty years later, Martin Chalfie used the jellyfish’s green fluorescent protein to help him study life’s smallest building block, the…