Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

International Desk: Two chemists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry again, maintaining the continuity of last year. They are Benjamin List of Germany and David Macmillan of the United States. On Wednesday afternoon, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Sweden confirmed the news of the two scientists winning the Nobel this year in the field of chemistry.

Two scientists have received this award for their discovery of asymmetric organocatalysis or bio-catalytic reactions. In this way it is possible to form new molecules through chemical reactions using new types of catalysts.

Their discovery opened new doors for the pharmaceutical industry, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The two scientists will share the 10 million kroner received in the award.

Due to the Corona epidemic, the Royal Swedish Academy in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, announced the winners by holding a small event on Tuesday; Unlike last time, no other guest was present outside the organizing committee.

Two people won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year. They are: Emanuel Sharpentier of France and Jennifer Daudna of the United States.

These two women scientists won the Nobel Prize in 2020 for their contribution to organic chemistry, one of the most important branches of chemistry. They invented a technology called 'genetic scissors', through which it is possible to change the DNA of animal and plant cells.

The Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. Since then, a total of 114 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded until 2020. The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 by the Dutch chemist Henricus Vant Hoff.

The Nobel Foundation has broadcast the Nobel Prize ceremony on television and digital platforms. The medals and certificates received by the winners will reach the diplomats of the countries they are citizens of. The winners will collect medals and certificates from them in the country.

Every year peace, literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and economics যারা those who have made special contributions; They were awarded the Nobel Foundation in Sweden. The winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize will be announced by October 11.

In the nineteenth century, the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel discovered a highly destructive explosive called dynamite; Which makes him the owner of a huge amount of money and property. Before his death, he made a will: those who would make special contributions to 6 subjects each year; They should be rewarded with this money. The Nobel Prize ceremony began in 1901. The award ceremony, which started on Monday this year, will end on October 11.

The names of the Nobel laureates in medicine were announced on Monday (October 4). This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Ardem Pataputian, an American scientist of Lebanese descent, and David Julius, an American scientist. The two scientists will share 10 million Swedish kronor for the Nobel Prize.

The names of this year's Nobel laureates in literature will be announced on Thursday. The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and next Monday (October 11).

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