Dr. Henderson said during a news briefingin Cambridge that he was delighted to share the prize. Dr. Henderson likened the technique to DNA sequencing — once laborious and costly, now commonplace and affordable. ■ Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discoveries about the molecular mechanisms controlling the body’s circadian rhythm. ■ Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish received the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. Three more will be awarded in the days to come:■ The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced on Thursday in Sweden.

Source: New York Times October 04, 2017 09:56 UTC