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German 10. Oktober 2000 hat beschlossen, den Nobelpreis in Chemie für das Jahr 2000 gemeinsam zu verleihen an Alan J. HeegerUniversity of California at Santa Barbara, USA Alan G. MacDiarmidUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Hideki ShirakawaUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA “für die Entdeckung und Entwicklung von leitenden Polymeren” Kunststoff, der Elektrizität leitet Wir haben gelernt,…

The genetic information flows from the DNA in our genetic material via RNA to proteins, which in turn construct cells with different functions. This principle is called the central dogma of the chemistry of life. It was previously believed that the nucleic acids DNA and RNA serve solely as carriers of the genetic information, whereas…

  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005     ● Information on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005: ● The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: ● The Royal Society of Chemistry: ● Chemical and Engineering News: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/ 8051/8051olefin.html and http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/ 8051/print/8051olefin2.html ● The Age of the Molecule, N. Hall., Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1999…

  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001                   Information on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001, The Age of the Molecule, N. Hall, Ed., Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1999 Classics in Total Synthesis, K.C. Nicolaou and E.J. Sorensen, VCH, Weinheim, 1996 Asymmetric Catalysis in Organic Synthesis,…

Exploring the new RNA world by Thomas R. Cech1989 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Not too long ago, most people considered RNA to be just a disposable copy of the really important nucleic acid, DNA. It is the double helix of DNA, after all, that shows up on magazine covers and television; DNA is the…

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Swapping goods and possessions can lead to unexpected surprises, and in the case of chemistry this is no exception. One of the most popular and useful reactions that chemists use to build new molecules involves a curious process in which particular atoms switch their molecular partners, and the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewarded three…

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006 1959 Ochoa and Kornberg awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the biological synthesis of RNA and DNA. 1962 Crick, Watson and Wilkins awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of the double helix. 1965 Jacob, Lwoff and Monod awarded the Nobel Prize in…