Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 3 October 2018.
“What they have done is to really speed up evolution”
Immediately following the announcement, Sara Snogerup Linse, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, was interviewed by freelance journalist Joanna Rose regarding the 2018 Nobel Prize awarded achievements.
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Nobel Prizes 2018
In 2018, 12 new laureates were 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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