Protein Researchers Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry

nucal writes "The 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Rod MacKinnon and Peter Agree for their work on proteins that form ion and water channels in cell membranes. In particular, solving the structure of potassium channels was a major achievement, since this was the first multispan transmembrane protein structure to be solved by X-ray crystallography. There is also structural information on aquaporins (water channels) as well."

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Nobel winner to fight US terror rules

[pararox]

Perhaps the most interesting outcome of this years Nobel prize winners, is that:

"One of the two Americans who won yesterday's Nobel prize for chemistry said he might use some of his award money to help defend academic freedoms against restrictions imposed on scientists as part of the US war on terrorism." (news.telegraph)

Hurrah for those who still aspire to pure learning! The full article may be viewed here, if you're interested:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne ws/2003/10/09/wnobel09.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/10/09 /ixworld.html

Regards,
-pararox-