International Desk: Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the names of the winners in Stockholm on Wednesday.

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Three scientists of chemistry are American scientist Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless and Denmark's Morten Meldahl.

According to the Nobel Foundation, a total of 113 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in chemistry from 1901 to 2021. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 25 times by two winners each. So far, Seven women have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. However, as the only scientist in chemistry, Frederick Sanger received the Nobel Prize twice in 1958 and 1980.

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The announcement of Nobel Prize winners in various categories this year has started from last Monday. The name of the Nobel laureate in medical science was announced on the first day. Swedish scientist Suvante Pabo received the Nobel Prize in medicine this year. The award was given to him for his discovery of the genome of primitive man and his discoveries related to the genome of human evolution.

According to a will made by the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel in 1895, the Nobel Prize was introduced. The first prize was awarded in 1901. The awards are presented in five categories to individuals and organizations around the world for unique research, innovation and humanitarian activities. The subjects are Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace. Although the Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded since 1969.

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Each award carries a certificate and gold medal worth 1 crore krona or 900,000 US dollars. The award has been given 609 times between 1901 and 2021.

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