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| October 8, 2008 Falmouth man wins Nobel chemistry prize
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FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Osamu Shimomura was surprised to get a
phone call at his Falmouth home early Wednesday morning - but he
immediately knew why he was being called.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Shimomura
was one of three people sharing this year's Nobel chemistry prize
for the discovery and development of GFP, the green fluorescent
protein first seen in jellyfish.
The protein is used as a laboratory tool to illuminate processes
in living organisms, such as the development of brain cells or the
spread of cancer cells.
Shimomura is an 80-year-old native of Japan and retired
researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole.
He says the honor was the result of perseverance and hard work
during times of trial. He started his education in post-World War
II Japan during a time of chaos.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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