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Nobel Laureates 2008

Physics:
Yoichiro Nambu thumb picture Yoichiro Nambu "for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics" Makoto Kobayashi thumb pictureToshihide Maskawa thumb picture Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Osamu Shimomura thumb pictureMartin Chalfie thumb pictureRoger Y. Tsien thumb picture Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Harald zur Hausen thumb picture Harald zur Hausen "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer" Françoise Barré-Sinoussi thumb pictureLuc Montagnier thumb picture Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus"Arrow link
Literature:
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio thumb picture Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization"Arrow link
Peace:
Martti Ahtisaari thumb picture Martti Ahtisaari "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts"Arrow link
Prize in Economics:
Paul Krugman thumb picture Paul Krugman "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity"Arrow link
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MLA style: "List of All Nobel Laureates 2008". Nobelprize.org. 31 Jul 2010 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/2008.html