The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Cambridge, Oct. 18: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan had raced two others in his bid to unlock the secret of ribosomes, the cell's "protein factory", and all three shared this year's Chemistry Nobel. So how had the chemistry been between him and rivals Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath?
Science Mag (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists who revealed the atomic structure and inner workings of the ribosome: Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science; Thomas Steitz of Yale University; and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan of the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Author: Robert F. Service
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
NSF funding in basic research yields great payoffs in scientific contributions worldwideThe National Science Foundation (NSF) congratulates the 2009 Nobel laureates, particularly those who have received NSF funding over the years: Jack W. Szostak, who shared the prize in physiology or medicine; Thomas A. Steitz, who shared the prize in chemistry; and Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson who earned...
Digital Cheeseburger (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Digital Cheeseburger - your daily diet of irresistible unhealthy stuff is an entertainment post from: Digital Cheeseburger - covering Celebrity News, Hollywood Rumors, Celebrity Gossip, Celeb Opinion Here is a list of all the 2009 Nobel Prize winners for their respective categories, and the reasons given by The Nobel Prize committee for awarding prizes to these recipients. Physiology or Medicine:...
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
NOBEL WINNER Thomas Steitz help determine the structure of the ribosome.Michael Marsland/Yale University. More from this In-Depth ReportNews News News From the In-Depth Report Thomas Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Professor of Chemistry at Yale University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, receives one-third of for elucidating the structure and...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
This year a record five women were honored by the Nobel committees. In total, only 40 women have won the prestigious prizes, including Marie Curie who took the 1903 physics prize and the 1911 chemistry prize. The 2009 winners include: _ Elinor Ostrom, 76, who made history by being the first woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, sharing it with fellow American Oliver Williamson...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
The following is a list of winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry since 2000: 2009: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A. Steitz (U.S.), andAda E. Yonath (Israel); 2008: Osamu Shimomura (Japan), Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien (U.S.); 2007: Gerhard Ertl (Germany); 2006: Roger D. Kornberg (U.S.); 2005: Yves Chauvin (France), Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock (U.S.); 2004: Aaron Ciechanover...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
&$ &$The Royal Swedish Academy of Science announces that American scientists Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (L) and Thomas A. Steitz (C), and Ada E. Yonath of Israel won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome." This is a combo photo of three winners.(Xinhua/Wu Ping)&$ &$ Three researchers won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Ed Sykes is hosting a lecture at University College London called Penisology . Everything you never wanted to know about sex. He talks about the strange world of animal mating and looks at the science of human sex. Thomas Steitz of Yale University is a winner of this year's Nobel prize for chemistry . He tells us how he got the news, and we discuss whether the awards need to be updated. We also check...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The Ribosome From Popular Science: Rounding out the 2009 science Nobel Prizes are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, and Ada E. Yonath, who will receive the prize in chemistry for their work on an atomic-scale map of the ribosome. Ribosomes are the cellular organelle responsible for assembling amino acids into proteins. If DNA is the blueprint, ribosomes are the construction workers. Ribosomes...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan of the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. Dr Ramakrishnan shares the prize with Thomas A. Steitz of Yale University and Ada E. Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz of the US and Israel's Ada Yonath on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize
Accelerating Future (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
From Eric Drexler’s blog: The 2009 chemistry Nobel Prize has been awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath for their studies of the structure and function of programmable nanoscale manufacturing systems. See news story here, and videos of the machines in action here. Impressive! Definitely check out the movie. Also be sure to [...]
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Yesterday was a great day for women in science. In the morning, Ada E. Yonath of Israel became the fourth woman to ever win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dr. Yonath and her American colleagues, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A. Steitz, won "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome". According to the Nobel Foundation, the trio "showed what the ribosome looks like...
Physics and Physicists (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Physicist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the 2009 Chemistry Nobel Prize for the study on the ribosome. Brookhaven has released a video of a lecture given by him. It doesn't say where and when it was given, but he acknowledged Brookhaven as being instrumental in his research career. In fact, both Ramakrishnan and another winner, Thomas A. Steitz of Yale, have Brookhaven connections . Zz.
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rekon | 10/08/2009
ndian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz from United States and Ada Yonath of Israel won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their pioneering work on the ribosomes, which may help develop new medicines in decreasing the sufferings of the humanity. Chemistry Nobel Prize 2009
rekon | 10/08/2009
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry awards Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A Steitz and Ada E Yonath for having showed what the ribosome looks like and how it functions at the atomic level,
krishpatel1212@gmail | 10/08/2009
Nobel Prize for Chemistry of Life | Nobel Chemistry Prize: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Cracking chemistry's mystery may be a hard nut for many, but for this trio, including two US citizens Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A Steitz and an Israeli Ada E Yonath, playing with chemistry is merely a fun. For their acumen and expertise in chemistry, they have been awarded 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The announcement
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