Nobel prize awarded for imaging molecules
The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for improving images made of biological molecules. Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson will share the nine million
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109 Nobel laureates sign a letter slamming Greenpeace over GM crops
As many as 109 Nobel laureates, mostly scientists, have signed a letter urging the Greenpeace to end its opposition to the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and calling upon governments around the
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IISc study reveals toxic effects of widely used herbal plants
Folk healers in North-East use plants to treat infections, cancer Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have shown that the concept of herbal medicines being totally safe is a myth and
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Beating parasites wins trio Nobel in medicine
China Gets First Science Laureate, Shares Prize With Irish & Japanese Scientists Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering “therapies that have revolutionized the treatment
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Japan, China officials unite on environmental measures as ties warm
Japanese and Chinese officials agreed Sunday to step up cooperation on energy-conservation and environmental measures during the first high-level governmental meeting since their leaders last month held
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Nobel Winning LEDs Could Cause Trouble For Nature
Just last week the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura the Nobel Prize in physics for their invention of blue light-emitting diodes
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Jean Tirole wins Nobel prize for economics 2014
French economics professor wins final prize of the 2014 Nobels at a ceremony for his work on market power and regulation, and his work taming powerful firms Staffan Normark, permanent secretary of the
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2014 Nobel Prize for Physics Awarded to Scientists Who Invented the Blue LED
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has officially been awarded to Isamu Akasaki of Meijo University in Japan and to Hiroshi Amano of Nagoya University in Japan and to Shuji Nakamura of the University of California.
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Low-carbon LED lamp fetches Physics Nobel for Japanese trio
Three Japanese-born researchers today won the Nobel Prize for Physics for inventing the LED lamp, a boon in the fight against global warming and aiding people in poverty. The trio are Isamu Akasaki,
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Microscope work wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to a trio of researchers for improving the resolution of optical microscopes. Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner used fluorescence to extend