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Sleep, appetite, and gene-editing research eyed for Nobel Chemistry Prize
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In Short: Commentators suggest that research into molecules regulating sleep and appetite, or methods for editing genes, could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced today.
Data analytics firm Clarivate had previously predicted that research into the hunger-regulating hormone GLP-1 might win the Nobel Prize in Medicine, but that award went to neuroscientists.
For the Chemistry prize, Clarivate highlighted the development of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), molecular-scale coatings that allow scientists to tailor a surface’s properties.
Three scientists are regularly mentioned as potential winners: Canadian endocrinologist Daniel Drucker, Danish physician Jens Juul Holst, and Yugoslav-born American chemist Svetlana Mojsov.
GLP-1, used in weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro, could also receive a chemistry prize, according to David Pendlebury, who heads research analysis at Clarivate.
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- STOCKHOLM, Oct 7 — Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced today.