Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Ramakrishnan ninth Nobel winner of Indian origin

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan becomes the ninth person of Indian origin or connection to win the coveted Nobel Prize.
Two Americans and an Israeli scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath's work on ribosomes has been fundamental to the scientific understanding of life and has helped researchers develop antibiotics

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  1. we are proud of being indian.cogrates Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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