The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.
Tag: Nobel Prizes
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A Nobel Prize Might Lower a Scientist’s Impact
A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel and the MacArthur Fellowship.
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John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery
An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, he is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today’s electronic devices.
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Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Laureate and Critic of Postwar Japan, Dies at 88
With his powerful novels and essays, Mr. Oe became a prominent target of the right wing as he tried to ensure that Japan learned the lessons of its 20th-century militarism.
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A Nobel Prize for the Economics of Panic
The prize recognized important work explaining when and why financial markets implode.