Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry today for developing a process that, among other things, helps synthesize medicines.<\/p>\n
Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki were cited for their work in \u201cpalladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.\u201d That\u2019s a way of joining together carbon atoms \u2014 using the element palladium as a catalyst \u2014 in a more efficient and precise way than was previously done. And joining together carbon atoms helps scientists do a lot of nifty things, including making medicines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"