This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath for their studies on the structure and function of the ribosome. Their work focused on atom-by-atom mapping of the protein-making factories within cells.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences credited the laureates in helping researchers with the scientific understanding of life and the development of antibiotics. In their work, they generated three-dimensional models that show how different antibiotics bind to ribosomes.
Notably, Dr Yonath, an Israeli, is only the fourth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
For more information regarding the scientific background of the prize-winning research, please click here.
In addition, much of the three scientists’ research is represented in the CAS databases, with more than 200 references to their journal articles since 1980. To learn more, read the latest CAS – Science Connections article at: www.cas.org/newsevents/connections/ribosome.html
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