recent NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS

Physics John C. Mather and George F. Smoot for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation Chemistry Roger D. Kornberg for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription Physiology or Medicine Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA Literature Orhan Pamuk who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures Peace Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development Economics Edmund S. Phelps for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy"