Swedish scientist Svante Paabo has won a Nobel Prize for his research into human evolution, which led to the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome and the discovery of a previously unknown species of ancient humans.
The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine announcing the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 3. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
Six Nobel Prizes will be awarded by committees in Sweden and Norway over the next week for work in the sciences, literature, economics and peace work.Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research into human evolution, the awards panel announced Monday.Paabo and his team's studies led to the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010 and the discovery of Denisova, a previously unknown species of ancient humans.
He established an entirely new scientific discipline, paleogenomics, which is based on extracting, reconstructing and analyzing genomic information in extinct species.His sequencing of the Neanderthal DNA revealed new relationships between ancient humans, Anna Wedell, chair of the Nobel Committee,This week, the Nobel Prize in Physics , Chemistry , Literature and Peace will also be announced.Editor's note: This article will be updated with new prize announcements.
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