Factbox: The 2013 Nobel Prize season

LONDON (Reuters) - Here is a look at who has won the Nobel prizes for 2013: Physiology or Medicine: James Rothman (United States) Randy Schekman (United States) Thomas C. Suedhof (Germany, United States) For - plotting how cells transfer vital materials such as hormones and brain chemicals to other cells, giving insight into diseases such as Alzheimer's, autism and diabetes. Physics: Francois Englert (Belgium) Peter Higgs (United Kingdom) For - predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary matter attained the mass to form stars and planets. ...



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