STANFORD takes SECOND 2006 Nobel Prize

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>"NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly a half-century after his father was awarded a Nobel Prize, a Stanford University professor won his own Wednesday for groundbreaking research into how cells read their genes, fundamental work that could help lead to new therapies.</p>

<p>Discoveries by Roger D. Kornberg, 59, have helped set the stage for developing drugs to fight cancer, heart disease and other illnesses, experts said.</p>

<p>At a press conference, Kornberg said the immediate application of his work is in making better antibiotics for diseases such as tuberculosis. ‘‘There will be specific cures for several diseases in the next decade,’’ he said."</p>

<p>This year’s Nobels highlights Stanford’s dominance in the sciences.</p>

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<p>Yes, Byerly, we hear you - he did his undergrad at Harvard. :)</p>

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<p>PREVIOUSLY posted HERE:</p>

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<p>Maybe this means SMS is moving up, Scottie.</p>

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<p>And the first one did his undergrad at UC Berkeley :lol:</p>

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<p>Here are the affiliations of this year’s science Nobel laureates. It was a big year for both Stanford and Berkeley and a clean sweep for the USA:</p>

<p>Scientist - Undergrad/Grad School/ Current Institution</p>

<p>Mello - Brown/Harvard/UMass
Fire - UCB/MIT/Stanford
Mather - Swarthmore/UCB/NASA
Smoot - MIT/MIT/UCB & Lawrence Labs
Kornberg - Harvard/Stanford/Stanford</p>

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<p>Um, just so you know-Stanford didn’t win the prize, Kornberg did.</p>