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måndag, oktober 03, 2011

Nobel decision: Prize awarded after winner's death (Update

The Nobel Foundation has decided that the Nobel Prize awarded to cell biologist Ralph Steinman will remain unchanged, though he died three days before the prize was announced. The Nobel Committee held an emergency meeting Monday, and decided to grant the award as it was given in good faith, based on the fact that they believed Steinman was alive, reports the AP.

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