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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Cell Transport Discoveries

Three scientists who helped uncover how the body's cells transport molecules to their correct locations have received this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

medicine-drugs

Nobel Would-Bes: 6 Scientists Passed Up for the Prize

From the discoverer of pulsars to the "first lady of physics," here are six people who should have earned science's greatest prize.

By Tia Ghose Published 5 October 13

chemistry
2013 Nobel Prize Winners to Be Announced

By Marc Lallanilla Published 4 October 13

human-behavior
The Dark Side of the Nobel Prizes

By Marc Lallanilla Published 4 October 13

human-behavior

Should the Higgs Boson Win This Year's Physics Nobel?

By Denise Chow Published 2 October 13

particle-physics
Newfound Nobel Letters Reveal Secrets of DNA Prize

Nomination letters for Wilkins, Watson and Crick prize are unsealed.

By Stephanie Pappas Published 24 April 13

genetics
Two Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Stem Cell Discoveries

Yamanaka, Gurdon share prize for adult stem cell research.

By Joel N. Shurkin Published 9 October 12

technology

Stem Cell Discoveries Snag Nobel Prize in Medicine

The duo found what scientists thought was impossible - that specialized cells could go back in time to become immature cells.

By Jeanna Bryner Published 8 October 12

medicine-drugs
FBI Files on Famous Physicist Released

Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman caught the attention of the FBI during the early Cold War.

By Live Science Staff Published 15 June 12

physics-mathematics
Ancient Star Explosion is Most Distant of Its Kind

A 9-billion-year--year-old star explosion may yield clues about the expansion of the universe.

By Nola Taylor Tillman Published 12 January 12

astronomy

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