One Danish and two American scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by Carolyn Bertozzi (US), Morton Meldal (Denmark), and Barry Sharpless (US) for their research on "click chemistry," or the snipping together of molecules. 

            For their work on "click chemistry," or the slicing together of molecules, Carolyn Bertozzi, Morton Meldal, and Barry Sharpless have been jointly given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In "click" chemistry, chemicals that are found in live cells are linked together. Their research is used to investigate cells, monitor biological processes, and develop medications for the treatment of cancer.

           At the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, today, winners were announced by Johan Aqvist, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel committee acknowledged their contribution to science and applauded them for making chemistry practical.

                         The research on click chemistry and bioorthogonal reactions by the Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless, as well as the Danish scientist Morten Meldal, was recognised. These are employed in the production of cancer medications, the mapping of DNA, and the design of materials with particular uses.

            Around the start of the millennium, Sharpless, who is now the fifth person to win the prize twice and is 81 years old, first introduced the idea of joining molecules using chemical "buckles."

             Meldal, who is 68 years old, works at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, whereas Sharpless is connected to Scripps Research in California. California's Stanford University serves as Bertozzi's base of operations. He is 55 years old.

           The Nobel Peace Prize will be officially announced on Friday, while the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced tomorrow. The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Medicine have already been declared.