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Brilliant mind of Nobel laureate scientist affected by Alzheimer's
Hong Kong - The brilliant scientist awarded the Nobel Prize for physics is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and may not be able to give a speech when he collects his prize later this year, a news report said Thursday. Nobel laureate Charles Kuen Ka...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-08 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

PROFILE: Nobel winner Thomas Steitz, chemistry and a cooking pot
New York - For the latest Nobel Prize winner, chemistry isn't confined just to the laboratory. Thomas Steitz, a Yale University biochemist, was awarded the Nobel Prize Wednesday along with Indian-American scientist Venkatr...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

PROFILE:Venkatraman Ramakrishan, 2009 Nobel Chemistry Laureate
London - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, the Indian-born scientist and joint recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry, responded with typical modesty to the award Wednesday. In a statement from Britain's Cambridge University, where he has been worki...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

PROFILE: Ada Yonath, 2009 Nobel Chemistry Laureate
Tel Aviv - Ada Yonath, joint recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry, is an Israeli crystallographer known for her work on the structure of ribosome, a part of the cell that synthesizes protein and translates genetic code in the production of...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Nobel Chemistry Prize to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath - Summary
Stockholm -US duo Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A Steitz, and Israeli Ada E Yonath, were Wednesday named winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for fundamental discoveries about a key life process, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences sa...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Israeli Nobel chemistry winner 'pretty surprised' by award
Tel Aviv - The Israeli joint winner of this year's Nobel Prise for chemistry said Wednesday she was surprised to be among the winners. I was pretty surprised, because I wasn't expecting it, Professor Ada Yonath said. ...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Nobel Chemistry Prize to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath - 2nd Update
Stockholm - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A Steitz and Ada E Yonath have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, it was announced in Stockholm on Wednesday. Ramakrishnan and Steitz are US citizens, Yonath is from Israel. ...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

1stLEAD: Nobel Chemistry Prize to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath
Stockholm - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A Steitz and Ada E Yonath have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, it was announced in Stockholm on Wednesday. Ramakrishnan and Steitz are US citizens, Yonath is from Israel. ...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-07 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

PROFILE: George Smith - Nobel winner and world sailor
New York - George Smith, 79, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his work with colleague Willard Boyle developing technology that is the basis of digital photography. He worked at Bell Laboratories until his retiremen...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-06 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Nobel awarded for work behind fibre optics, digital - Summary
Stockholm - Charles K Kao, Willard S Boyle and George E Smith - dubbed the masters of light - on Tuesday won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries behind data and telephone transmissions and the digital camera...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-06 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Germany boosts aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan for 'good governance'

German girl, 16, jailed for foiled bid to massacre schoolmates

Britain's Queen Elizabeth tours Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago

Peace talks 'as soon as possible' Westerwelle urges - Summary

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Croatia arrests Slovenian man wanted for match-fixing

Four die as Israeli civilian helicopter plunges into sea

Kroes confirmed as Dutch European Commissioner, report says

Obama calls India a 'global leader' - Update

US economy grew 2.8 per cent in third quarter - 2nd Update

Preacher among at least six killed in fresh Iraq violence

German police quiz four alleged Chinese 'spies'

Medvedev orders probe into death of jailed lawyer

Depressed Canadian women has benefits cut over Facebook photos

Obama sees India as 'global leader'

Taiwan seeks official representation at Copenhagen climate summit

Iraq's January election could be delayed, warns official - Summary

Palestinians: Shalit negotiations hang on exile for Barghouti

Whitewash or catharsis? Britain launches Iraq war probe - Feature

Car thieves in Lebanon using women as bait