The Latest: Nobel winner ‘like Google Earth for molecules’
STOCKHOLM — The Latest on the Nobel Chemistry Prize (all times local):
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The president of the American Chemical Society says the microscope imaging technique honoured by this year’s Nobel Chemistry Prize is like Google Earth for molecules.
“This discovery allows the scientist to zoom in down to the fine detail (which) gives you a wealth of information about that protein molecule and how it’s interacting with its environment,” Allison A. Campbell told The Associated Press on Wednesday.