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Directed Evolution (DE) and Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018

Directed evolution (DE) is a technique of using proteins or nucleic acids for achieving user-defined goal. Directed engineering is employed for protein engineering and studying evolutionary principles in laboratory environment. Directed evolution concentrate on development of enzymes to generate commercially useful reactions.  Who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2018? The Nobel Prize committee

Invention of Dynamite and Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize was instituted by Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), inventor of dynamite. Through the will, he donated his fortune to establish the Nobel prizes.  Childhood of Alfred Nobel  Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden to Immanuel Nobel, a producer and dealer of armaments. Alfred Nobel had a weak spine and was

Cryo-Electron Microscopy: Advanced Version of Microscopy

Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) is an advanced form of microscopy that allows observation of tiny specimens in their natural environment.  It is also known as electron cryomicroscopy. It is an advanced version of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). What is microscopy? Microscopy is the study of tiny objects and specimens that cannot be seen with the naked

Nobel Prize and Categories: An Overview

Have you ever heard of the Nobel Prizes? This is an award that is given to anyone who creates an invention that could possibly benefit the world, but how did this come about? Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor who invented dynamite, read of his death in the papers years before he actually died. Now just