Sponge Names for Sale, Proceeds to go to Conservation Efforts
Sponge Names for Sale, Proceeds to go to Conservation Efforts
A tidy-up of a New Zealand storage room led to the sale of naming rights for three new-to-science Galápagos Islands species.
A tidy-up of a New Zealand storage room led to the sale of naming rights for three new-to-science Galápagos Islands species.
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Krebs Nobel Auctioned
Amanda B. Keener | Jul 16, 2015 | 1 min read
Proceeds from the sale of Hans Krebs’s Nobel Prize medal will support refugee scientists and student researchers.
Winning Bidder to Return Watson’s Nobel
Molly Sharlach | Dec 9, 2014 | 1 min read
Russian entrepreneur Alisher Usmanov, who purchased James Watson’s 1962 Nobel Prize medal last week, is returning it to the molecular biologist.
Watson Sells Nobel for $4.1M
Molly Sharlach | Dec 8, 2014 | 2 min read
James Watson, who helped to discover the structure of DNA, has auctioned off his Nobel Prize medal.
$2 Million for Crick Medal
Edyta Zielinska | Apr 12, 2013 | 1 min read
Francis Crick’s Nobel Prize medal for the discovery of the structure of DNA sold for 4 times its estimated value.