Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Roger D. Kornberg, presented by Professor Gunnar Öquist, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 4 October 2006.
A presentation on the prize-awarded work was held by Professor Lars Thelander.
Following the announcement, Professor Astrid Gräslund, Secretary for the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, was interviewed by freelance journalist Marika Griehsel about the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and his work.
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Nobel Prizes 2018
This year 12 new laureates have been awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from cancer therapy and laser physics to developing proteins that can solve humankind’s chemical problems. The work of the 2018 Nobel Laureates also included combating war crimes, as well as integrating innovation and climate with economic growth. Find out more.
Their work and discoveries range from cancer therapy and laser physics to developing proteins that can solve humankind’s chemical problems. The work of the 2018 Nobel Laureates also included combating war crimes, as well as integrating innovation and climate with economic growth. Find out more.
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