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Oliver Schick
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Masterful sub-editting by The Guardian;
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/03/frances-h-arnold-george-p-smith-and-gregory-p-winter-win-nobel-prize-in-chemistry
Copied before it is re-written;
'Three scientists have won the Nobel prize in chemistry for their work in harnessing evolution to produce new enzymes and antibodies.
British scientist Sir Gregory P Winter and Americans Frances H Arnold and George P Smith will share the 9m Swedish kronor (£770,000) prize, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Half of the prize goes to Arnold for her work on directing the evolution of enzymes – proteins that speed up chemical reactions. Her work has led to enzymes that have used to make high energy
while the other half of the award goes to Winter and Smith, for their work on “phage display of peptides and antibodies.” A phage is a virus that can infect bacteria, tricking bacteria to reproduce it. Smith genetically engineered phages so that they that encompasses out particular proteins crop up on the outer
The uses of Frances Arnold’s enzymes include more environmentally friendly manufacturing of chemical substances, such as pharmaceuticals, and the production of renewable fuels for a greener transport sector.
Arnold is only the fifth woman to be awarded the prize for Chemistry'