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Chemistry Nobel goes to molecular chirality researchers

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 has been awarded to Henri B Kagan and Kensō Soai for their discoveries in asymmetric organic synthesis.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners 2026

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to optogenetics trio

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to optogenetics pioneers Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.

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Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi

Regulatory T-cell scientist trio wins Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to three scientists for their work on regulatory T-cells, spawning hundreds of trials of new therapies.

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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun share the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

MicroRNA pioneers win Nobel Prize for medicine

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have shared this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of microRNA, a class of RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regula

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mRNA scientists share Nobel prize for medicine

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the University of Pennsylvania have jointly won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that enabled the develop

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