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Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2009
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Discovery of cellular mechanism in DNA repair inspired new research in cancer and other illnesses.
Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an insight that has inspired new lines of research into cancer.
The trio solved the mystery of how chromosomes, the rod-like structures that carry DNA, protect themselves from degrading when cells divide.
The Nobel citation said the Laureates found the solution in the ends of the chromosomes - structures called telomeres that are often compared to the plastic tips at the end of shoe laces that keep those laces from unraveling.
The award, announced Monday, includes a 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) purse, a Diploma and an Invitation to the Prize ceremonies in Stockholm on December, 10. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Literature and the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced later this week, while the Economics award will be presented on October, 12.
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