Tomas Lindahl (left), Paul Modrich (middle), and Aziz Sancar take the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on DNA repair processes.ILL. N. ELMEHED. © NOBEL MEDIA AB 2015
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, and Aziz Sancar today (October 7) took the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their seminal research on DNA repair. The three scientists share equally in the prize “for having mapped, at a molecular level, how cells repair damaged DNA and safeguard the genetic information,” according to a Nobel Foundation statement.
“All living cells have repair mechanisms . . . to counter DNA damage,” Lindahl said during a Nobel Foundation press conference following the prize announcement. “[DNA damage] can result in a number of diseases, including cancer.” Asked about sharing in a Nobel Prize, he told reporters: “I feel very lucky and proud to be selected.”
Lindahl is a member of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry’s selection committee but did not ...
