Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Cell receptor research wins Americans chemistry Nobel

Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, Dr. Lefkowitz, and Dr Kobilka are pictured in this combination photoSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for research into how cells respond to external stimuli that is helping to develop better drugs to fight diseases such as diabetes, cancer and depression. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the 8 million crown ($1.2 million) prize went to Robert Lefkowitz, 69, and Brian Kobilka, 57, for discovering the inner workings of G-protein-coupled receptors, which allow cells to respond to chemical messages such as adrenaline rushes. ...


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