2002

    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002             Scientific Advisors, Professors at Karolinska Institutet: Hans Jörnvall – Physiological Chemistry, Secretary of the Nobel Assembly Urban Lendahl – Genetics Sten Lindahl – Anesthesiology, Chairman of the Nobel Committee Sten Orrenius – Toxicology Art Director: Urban Frank Medical Writer:…

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  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002   Credits Editors: Karin Markides, member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Bengt Nordén, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry and Astrid Gräslund, secr. of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry and Eva Krutmeijer and Katarina Werner, Information Department, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Layout and…

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  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002           NMR: To understand, we need to see   With NMR the three-dimensional structure of different substances can be studied. Unlike the alternative method, X-ray crystallography, NMR can be applied to molecules in solution. This is a great advantage since the natural environment of…

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  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002           From early diagnosis to new medicines   Mass spectrometry and NMR have been around for a long time, but the ability to use them on molecules as large as proteins was something most scientists considered impossible. This year’s Nobel prize Laureates showed that…

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  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002             Mass spectrometry: Of course proteins can fly!     With mass spectrometry we can now quickly identify a substance in a sample by accurately determining its molecular mass. Mass spectrometry is a very widely used method for small and medium-sized molecules. John…

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