Two female scientists win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of powerful gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 Only five women have previously won the Nobel prize for Chemistry The two scientists have won the award for their discovery of Crispr-Cas9 The ground-breaking tool allows for precise changes for genetic code By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline … Read more
British scientist Roger Penrose among three winners of Nobel physics prize for cosmology for their discoveries related to black holes Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez share the Nobel for physics Professor Penrose, from the University of Oxford, won it for work on black holes Professors Ghez and Genzel shared it for their collaboration … Read more
Three scientists – including one Briton – who discovered the hepatitis C virus have won the 2020 Nobel Prize for medicine. The winners of the coveted award are Michael Houghton, a virologist at the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health in Cambridge, and Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice. The Nobel committee said the trio’s finds … Read more
John Lennon has said that he believes his pal John Lennon would have won a Nobel Peace Prize if he hadn’t been killed in 1980. The singer, 73, discussed his ‘wonderful two or three year whirlwind bromance’ with the Beatles star on Radio 2’s John Lennon at 80 special. Chatting to the late Imagine singer’s son … Read more
Stock market mystery helps player scoop our share-picking game’s second £500 weekly prize By This Is Money Published: 17:16 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 2 October 2020 Bravely backing companies that have taken a tumble can prove to be a winning strategy for players in our share picking game – and that … Read more
David Alexander won $10,000 on Wednesday’s episode of Big Brother: All-Stars, but he may have squandered his shot at the show’s $500,000 grand prize. During the week’s veto competition, six houseguests were asked to dive into a vat of beach inflatables and find a special T-shirt that would give them veto power. Almost immediately, the … Read more
‘We’ve still got $8,000 in our bank account’: The Block’s Jasmin admits she doesn’t care about cheating allegations because she was still allowed to keep the prize money By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:12 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 11:12 BST, 30 September 2020 Just a day after they were accused … Read more
The only hope for savers wanting a decent return perhaps now rests solely with banks running prize draws. More providers are now offering savers the chance of winning cash prizes. And the more you invest, the better the odds. The nation’s favourite savings product — NS&I’s Premium Bonds — offers the chance to win £1 … Read more
Michael Kiwanuka has been revealed as the 2020 Mercury Prize winner for his self-titled third album. The singer’s success was announced live on The One Show on Thursday, with Annie Mac telling him the news before he was interviewed by Alex Jones and Amol Rajan. Expressing his delight, Michael said: ‘This is ridiculous, it’s crazy! … Read more
Michael Kiwanuka has been revealed as the 2020 Mercury Prize winner for his self-titled third album. The singer’s success was announced live on The One Show on Thursday, with Annie Mac telling him the news before he was interviewed by Alex Jones and Amol Rajan. Expressing his delight, Michael said: ‘This is ridiculous, it’s crazy! … Read more