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Nobel Laureates Get Playful At Sketches Of Science Exhibition

"Playfulness is an absolute key component for real discovery," said Nobel Laureate Sir Tim Hunt at a new exhibition that showcases ingenious sketches by 50 Laureates.

More Chocolate Means Better Nobel Prize Odds – True Or False?

Nobel laureate Peter C. Doherty examines the claim that eating chocolate might increase your chances of winning the Nobel prize.

The Nonsense Of Biofuels: Thoughts From A Nobel Prize Winner

Prof. Hartmut Michel calls for resources used in biofuel production to be used instead to harvest solar energy with photovoltaic cells.

The Asian Scientist Spotlight: 2012 Nobel Laureate Dr. Shinya Yamanaka

During a recent visit to Singapore, Dr. Shinya Yamanaka candidly discussed his early career, what inspires him, and the challenges he faced leading up to the 2012 Nobel Prize.

Blurring The Boundaries In Science: GYSS@one-north

At the Global Young Scientist Summit 2013, a panel of Nobel laureates from various disciplines discussed the difficulties of multidisciplinary research.

Failure Is Part Of The Job Description: GYSS@one-north

As the Global Young Scientists Summit wraps up on Friday, I hope that the 280 attendees will have renewed confidence that it is OK to fail at something they love doing.

Sydney Brenner@GYSS: Let’s Study Humans In A Dish

Speaking at the inaugural Global Young Scientists Summit 2013 in Singapore, Nobel Laureate Dr. Sydney Brenner says that we should all study humans in a dish.

Singapore To Host International Summit For Young Scientists

12 Nobel laureates and winners of the Turing Award, Millennium Technology Prize, and Fields Medal will mentor and inspire 280 young scientists at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2013.

Japanese Scientist Wins 2012 Kyoto Prize For Autophagy Research

The 28th Annual Kyoto Prize was awarded to an American computer scientist, a U.S.-based Indian literary critic, and a Japanese biologist on Saturday.