3 Americans share 2009 Nobel medicine prize

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Source: Associated Press

Winners’ research has implications for cancer and aging research


Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were named winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for research that has implications for cancer and aging research.

The trio solved a big problem in biology: how chromosomes can be "copied in a complete way during cell divisions and how they are protected against degradation," the citation said.

It said the laureates have shown that the solution is to be found in the ends of the chromosomes — the telomeres — and in an enzyme that forms them. Telomeres are often compared to the plastic tips at the end of shoe laces that keep those laces from unraveling.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33172906/ns/technology_and_science-science/

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1. Congratulations to astute scientists in the post-Dubya age.

The Nobel awards are a great part of this time of year.

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9. I have a feeling they didn't start their research in Jan 2009...

:)

[No Elephants]

13. Obama won't fire scientists bc their science disagrees with his personal religious belief, though.

A putz who did not even attend church services except for photo op occasions held back stem cell research for 8 damned years.

Sickening.

And don't even ask about global warming. Or anything else scientific.

Worst. President. Ever.

From the

Worst. Politcal. Party. Philosophy. Ever.

[WriteDown]

16. Regardless....

This research was started decades ago. And somehow Bush did not manage to stop it.

[Posteritatis]

11. The discovery often predates the Nobel by decades (nt)

[Divine Discontent]

2. K&R 5! Congrats to them and the world's scientists that hopefully can use their discovery!

[Jester Messiah]

3. Now research a cure for blue-dog obstructionism...

So that everyone can enjoy the fruits of that research!

[Ineeda]

6. and a cure for right wing idiocy. n/t

[Mudoria]

4. Congrats and well done !

[Aragorn]

5. It's telomerific!

And therefore a timely award. This stuff is already being used more and more, even clinically.

[Tanelorn]

7. Well done Nobel laureates

Apparently, Elizabeth Blackburn holds dual American -Australian citizenship (born November 26, 1948 in Hobart, Tasmania).

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8. Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian

Who had none too kind words for the Bush administration.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/outspoken-australian-scientist-dropped-by-bush-wins-nobel-20091005-gjht.html

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10. K&R. I met both women briefly.

They are sincere and dedicated scientists.

I could not be happier for them!!

:woohoo:

[Barack_America]

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[Barack_America]

12. .

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[Blandocyte]

15. Yes, yes, but are they *hawt*?!

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[Blandocyte]

14. I'm so proud!

This might remind the screamin' dumbasses that science is important, and that there is world that appreciates it.