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2 US scientists win Nobel chemistry prize
OP - October 10, 2012, 07:28 PM

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NEW YORK (AP) — Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for studies of how the cells in our bodies pick up signals as diverse as hormones, smells, flavors and light — work that is key to developing better medicines.

Those signals are received by specialized proteins on cell surfaces. Dr. Robert Lefkowitz and Dr. Brian Kobilka made groundbreaking discoveries about the inner workings of those proteins, mainly in the 1980s, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

The proteins are called G-protein-coupled receptors. Many of today's drugs — maybe about half — act on these receptors, including beta blockers and antihistamines. Experts say the prize-winning work and subsequent research is helping scientists as they try to improve current drugs and develop new ones.

The receptors pick up signals outside a cell and relay a message to the interior.

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Reply #1 - October 10, 2012, 08:01 PM

...also great that John Gurdon's been recognised finally for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cell research (he heads a department close to the one i work in and i've actually met him and he's such a nice humble guy) along with shinya yamanaka for his breathtaking work on induced pluripotent stem cells

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Reply #2 - October 10, 2012, 09:19 PM

Sounds like someone has a professional crush ;-)

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Reply #3 - October 10, 2012, 09:39 PM

Quote from: Blade Gunner on October 10, 2012, 08:01 PM
...also great that John Gurdon's been recognised finally for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cell research (he heads a department close to the one i work in and i've actually met him and he's such a nice humble guy) along with shinya yamanaka for his breathtaking work on induced pluripotent stem cells

Stem cell research is exciting! The benefits are god-like!

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Reply #4 - October 10, 2012, 10:26 PM

Quote from: Blade Gunner on October 10, 2012, 08:01 PM
...also great that John Gurdon's been recognised finally for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cell research (he heads a department close to the one i work in and i've actually met him and he's such a nice humble guy) along with shinya yamanaka for his breathtaking work on induced pluripotent stem cells

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Reply #5 - October 11, 2012, 01:00 AM

Quote from: Blade Gunner on October 10, 2012, 08:01 PM
...also great that John Gurdon's been recognised finally for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cell research (he heads a department close to the one i work in and i've actually met him and he's such a nice humble guy) along with shinya yamanaka for his breathtaking work on induced pluripotent stem cells

Thats cool.

So you work in a science lab BladeGunner ?

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Reply #6 - December 02, 2012, 08:25 PM

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Sir John Gurdon, Nobel Prize winner, was 'too stupid' for science at school

A British scientist whose schoolmasters told him he was too stupid to study the subject has been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for his pioneering work on cloning.

At the age of 15, Prof Sir John Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys in his Eton year group at biology, and was in the bottom set in every other science subject.
Sixty-four years later he has been recognised as one of the finest minds of his generation after being awarded the £750,000 annual prize, which he shares with Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Speaking after learning of his award in London on Monday, Sir John revealed that his school report still sits above his desk at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, which is named in his honour.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9594351/Sir-John-Gurdon-Nobel-Prize-winner-was-too-stupid-for-science-at-school.html

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