The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2008 jointly to Osamu Shimomura, Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, and Boston University Medical School, Martin Chalfie, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP".

US trio Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson have won the 2007 Nobel Economics Prize for their pioneering work on how to design solutions for complex economic and social tasks.

Rumors that Al Gore might win the Nobel Peace Prize put the former Vice President back in the world spotlight today, fueling speculations of another presidential run.

The the Swedish Academy announced Thursday that Doris Lessing, a British writer, had won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature. She was said to be "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny."

Gerhard Ertl of Germany won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces, a key to understanding the effects of pollution on the ozone layer.

Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., distinguished professor of human genetics and biology at the University of Utah's Eccles Institute of Human Genetics and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2007 winners are the following scientists "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells"

Bisi Ojediran, the author of the bestseller, "The Governor's Wife", has dedicated his new Peter Abel novel to Dr. Mo Ibrahim.

Mr Yunus received a standing ovation at the end of the plenary session.

The $1 million, two-month project is a collaboration of 454 Life Sciences and the BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC), said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the HGSC and a scientific advisor to the Connecticut-based company. BCM's strength in genetics, diagnostics and genomics made it a logical partner in the project. For example, BCM has developed gene chips that can evaluate DNA in chromosomes for deletions or additions associated with increased risk of some diseases.

An international exhibition showcasing 100 years of the Nobel Prize has opened at the University of Technology in Sydney. The exhibition, "Beautiful Minds, the Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prizes," features works by past winners.

DS today announced that it has signed a sponsorship agreement with Nobel Media to become a Global Sponsor of the Nobel Prize Series, and with Nobel Web to become its Global Technology Services Partner.