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Quixplained: Who won the 2021 Nobel Prizes in science, and for what?

Nobel Prize 2021: Here we explain in short the notable works of the Nobel laureates in science, for which they have been conferred the highly coveted awards.

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The 2021 Nobel Prizes saw seven winners in science.The 2021 Nobel Prizes saw seven winners in science.

The 2021 Nobel Prizes saw seven winners in science. Ardem Patapoutian and David Julius received the Nobel for physiology while Giorgio Parisi, Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann together won the physics gong for their work deciphering chaotic climate. Benjamin List and David MacMillan received the chemistry accolade for developing a tool for molecule building.

Here we explain in short the notable works of the Nobel laureates in science, for which they have been conferred with the highly coveted awards.

Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology. Nobel Prize laureates in Physics. Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry

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