Family Research (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah geneticist Mario Capecchi got a bonus after winning the Nobel Prize for medicine last fall: He learned he has a younger sister. Capecchi, 70, and half-sister Marlene Bonelli, 69, met last month in northern Italy. It was technically a reunion, but really more of an introduction; they were [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Winning the Nobel Prize in medicine has helped Mario Capecchi discover the long-lost sibling he never knew he had.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
The bone marrow or stem cell transplant, a procedure that every year saves tens of thousands of lives and won for the Seattle physician who pioneered it the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine, appears poised to come full circle and finally become more widely available to those who first made it all possible.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
The bone marrow, or stem cell, transplant, a procedure that every year saves tens of thousands of lives and won for the Seattle physician who pioneered it the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine, appears poised to come full circle and finally become more widely available to those who first made it all possible.
Science Pal (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Screen shot from the computer game Foldit. The player twists the protein and pulls its arms to move it into its most stable position, which is the shape it would take in nature. He earns the title "H-bond master" for forming new hydrogen bonds; "clash clear expert" for avoiding conflicting electrically charged side chains; and "packing expert" for wrangling the protein into a more compact shape. (Credit:...
Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV.
Eye on DNA (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine, gives a concise and illustrative overview of genetics, evolution, and cellular processes as well as a discussing of current ethical issues in human biology. An excerpt from the American Scientist review of the book: The subtitle of Nüsslein-Volhard's book [...]...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Could you win a Nobel Prize in Medicine for playing a computer game? Foldit is a game for the PC and Mac that takes the Folding@Home concept and adds a more human element to the mix. Instead of...
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to idle pursuits. This week researchers will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries through a competitive protein-folding computer game.
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008
Dr. Oliver Smithies, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine, will be among the speakers for the N.C. Academy of Science annual meeting, sponsored by the UNC-Greensboro Department of Biology.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
A Nobel laureate and her co-authors on a 2001 paper on the sense of smell have retracted the study, saying they had discovered problems in the data and were unable to duplicate their findings. Linda Buck shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/12/2007
By Lois M. Collins Deseret Morning News Editor's note: Award-winning Deseret Morning News writer Lois M. Collins is in Sweden this week covering the awarding of the Nobel Prize in medicine to Mario Capecchi, distinguished U. professor of human genetics and biology.
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
When Mario Capecchi arrives in Sweden this afternoon for the weeklong festivities leading up to receiving a Nobel Prize in medicine Monday, I'll be right behind him about 29 rows on a very large airplane, in fact.
The Conservative Voice Columns (Free subscription) | 30/10/2007
For Dr. James Watson, 79-year-old co-winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for medicine for his discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, October marked the nadir of a brilliant career. The month began with Watson headed to London to promote his new book, "Avoid Boring People: Lessons
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 30/10/2007
For Dr. James Watson, 79-year-old co-winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for medicine for his discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, October marked the nadir of a brilliant career. The month began with Watson headed to London to promote his new book, "Avoid Boring People: Lessons From a Life in Science," and to lecture to a sold-out audience at the prestigious Science Museum. An author's dream...
