Nobel Chemistry Prize Goes to US Pair Lefkowitz and Kobilka

The Nobel jury awarded the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday to US duo Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for their groundbreaking work on how receptors of the body's cells respond to their environment.

"The studies by Lefkowitz and Kobilka are crucial for understanding how G-protein-coupled receptors function," the committee said.

Winners of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012: John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka
John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka have been named as winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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