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Expert discusses click chemistry research awarded Nobel Prize
Written by Jan Velinger
Thursday, 06 October 2022 11:10
Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research on tools for building molecules. Their findings will contribute to the development of processes that simplify functional chemistry.
From the Prebiotic phase to the building blocks of life
Written by Jan Velinger
Monday, 26 April 2021 05:08
As a scientist Lukáš Petera is interested in whether the bombardment by asteroids and comets in the early days of the solar system led to the start of life on Earth. For his thesis on the subject he received the prestigious Werner von Siemens Award in March.