Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win 2013 Nobel Chemistry Prize

Three molecular chemists -- Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel -- were on Wednesday awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for devising computer simulations that are used to......

Nobel laureate 'Venky' indebted to colleagues

A delighted Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan on Wednesday said he was deeply indebted to his associates, students and researchers in his Cambridge-based laboratory for the path-breaking work......

Indian origin scientist wins 2009 Chemistry Nobel

Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz from United States and Ada Yonath of Israel won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their pioneering work on the ribosomes, which may help......

Beware! A 10-min cellphone chat may trigger cancer

Just 10 minutes of chatting on cellular phones is enough to trigger such chemical changes in the brain that can increase the risk of cancer, warn scientists. A study by the Weizmann Institute of......