2010 Nobels recognize potential of basic science to shape the world

Prizes go to IVF, graphene and ‘carbon chemistry at its best’

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Medical Nobel goes to developer of IVF

Robert Edwards receives prize for work that led to 4 million births | Read More


Physics Nobel goes to graphene

Two-dimensional carbon sheets discovered in 2004 | Read More


Basic tool for making organic molecules wins chemistry Nobel

Three researchers get prize for methods used to make drugs, electronics, plastics | Read More


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