Nobel Prize For 3 Chemists Who Made Molecules 'Click'
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Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, and Morten Meldal were cited for their work on click chemistry that works "sort of like molecular Lego."
Three scientists were jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing a way of "snapping molecules together" that can be used to explore cells, map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases such as cancer more precisely.
Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were cited for their work on click chemistry that works "sort of like molecular Lego."
"It's all about snapping molecules together," said Johan Aqvist, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences that announced the winners at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
