Tag: win
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Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for work on the structure of proteins. The prize, widely regarded as among the most prestigious in the scientific world, is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 11 million…
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Grazer beats the behemoth who killed her cub to win this year’s title
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer. Grazer beat Chunk by more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras at explore.org of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Fans cast votes…
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Americans win Nobel Prize for Medicine for pioneering gene discovery of microRNA
Two American scientists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for their groundbreaking work on how genes behave. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, which the Nobel Assembly describes as “a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.” The tiny microRNA molecules play a crucial role in determining…
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Bears QB Caleb Williams has best game of young career in 36-10 win vs. Panthers
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams spent his first month in the NFL alternating between showing brief flashes that made him the Heisman Trophy winner and a No. 1 overall pick and a rookie dealing with the NFL’s unforgiving learning curve. Five weeks into his career, Williams played his best and most complete game in Sunday’s 36-10…
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Vanderbilt upsets No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in historic college football win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a Pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team. Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against AP Top Five teams, according to…