Nobel Poll - should biological discoveries be excluded from the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Nobel Prize for Biology

A Nobel Prize for Biology?


Nobel Prizes in chemistry are often awarded to biologists or to other scientists in what is essentially a biological field. Some would say that these are not discoveries in chemistry at all, while others would say chemistry effectively encompasses all branches of molecular science. We held a vote after the last Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded. You can see the split in the image on the left.

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