tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post115996437798291084..comments2024-03-25T09:11:17.877-07:00Comments on The Curious Wavefunction: Chemistry Nobel for BiologistWavefunctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-1159976668156310602006-10-04T08:44:00.000-07:002006-10-04T08:44:00.000-07:00Speaking as a biophysical chemist (-ry grad studen...Speaking as a biophysical chemist (-ry grad student), I was pleasantly surprised by the Kornberg announcement this morning. I figured he might be a somewhat more likely prospect down the road, but like with this year's Medicine prize, they went with someone whose work was a bit more recent. Just to counter the prevailing trends in the chemistry blogosphere, I had heard of Roger Kornberg from quite a while ago - he did some amazing work with Aaron Klug (another chemistry Nobel Laureate for work done in structural biology) a long while back on histones, and then had moved onto his work on transcription.<BR/><BR/>I think if we, as chemists, want to keep using the "central science" moniker, we'll have to get used to the fact that sometimes it will blend into the other sciences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com