NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS 2008

The Nobel Prize season began on Monday, 6th of October 2008. These are the winners in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine:

Chemistry
Three U.S.-based scientists share Nobel chemistry prize
Roger Y. Tsien of UC San Diego, Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and researcher Osamu Shimomura developed a fluorescent protein from jellyfish that allows researchers to trace cell molecules.

Physics
Three Physicists Share Nobel Prize
An American and two Japanese physicists on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work exploring the hidden symmetries among elementary particles that are the deepest constituents of nature.

Medicine
Discoverers of AIDS and Cancer Viruses Win Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to three European scientists who had discovered viruses behind two devastating illnesses, AIDS and Cervical cancer