Each year, the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden awards five Nobel Prizes in chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology/medicine. The Nobel Prize is a prestigious achievement awarded “to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit…
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From Neanderthal to the Nobel Prize: A Paleogenetic Story
Each year five Nobel prizes are awarded in physiology/medicine, chemistry, physics, literature, and peace to “those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to society”. Winners of the Nobel prize in medicine or physiology have transformed how…
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Make people laugh, then make them think
Every year designated committees meet to determine the winners of the 5 Nobel prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology and Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Honoring the will of Alfred Nobel, these prizes have been awarded yearly since 1901 to "those who,…
Basic research for the (Nobel Prize) Win
All this week, the news will be full of articles celebrating scientific achievement in the form of announcements regarding the 2021 Nobel Prizes. These yearly awards celebrate achievement in the Sciences, Literature, Peace, and Economics (though not all are officially…