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Stefan W. Hell, PhD, likes to get down to the fundamentals. As an undergraduate, he disliked hearing professors say, “If you do the maths, you’ll know why this is so.” He was convinced everything could be reduced to the simplest principles and spent hours, as he put it in his…
For William E. Moerner, research is not something done in isolation; it also is a valuable teaching tool. “Teaching young people to do research—that is a huge fraction of my time,” said Moerner, the Harry S. Mosher Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University in California. “It’s defAlready a subscriber Login…
On Tuesday December 8th, after his Nobel Lecture, Nordic Life Science met the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Professor Tomas Lindahl, for an interview at the Grand Hotel. Professor Lindahl shared his thoughts about basic research, what fascinates him about science and chemistry and his hopes for thAlready a subscriber Login…
Japanese Professor Satoshi Ōmura is widely recognized for his discovery, development, biosynthesis and manipulation of useful chemicals derived from naturally-occurring microorganisms. It is also for this valuable work - described by him as “a splendid gift from earth” – that he was awardeAlready a subscriber Login You have read all…
