Monday, October 3, 2011

Nobel prizes: Asian scientists set to topple America's run of wins

9:05 AM | Posted by Free Game Zone | Edit Post

While the U.S. is expected this year cleaning, her 50-year rule to an end, say analysts

U.S. scientists back to sweep most of the advice of the Nobel prize in Sweden this week, analysts predicted. But he also warned this area will soon come to an end.

David Pendlebury

, an analyst who correctly predicted an assignment 10 Nobel laureates since 2002, believes that the Eastern European countries, including China, which will soon govern the award for the highest price science.

"In the first half of the 20th century in the United Kingdom, Germany and France dominate the sciences. The United States emerged as the world leader after World War II. Now I think we'll begin to see the number of Nobel laureates in Asia as we do from the United States and Europe. "Pendlebury, who works for Thomson Reuters, speaking on the eve of the announcement of the prizes this year. Drug prices will be announced tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday and physical chemistry. The Peace Prize will be announced Thursday, the economy on Monday and literature at the end of this month. A maximum of three people are allowed to share a Nobel Prize, the price to be worth approximately £ 1 million.

over the last 10 years, 31 of 76 people who won the Nobel science prizes were based in the United States, while 16 of the 21 winners were the U.S. economy. In contrast, Great Britain - a nation with a good reputation Nobel - winning eight of physiology, physics and one for the economy. These figures are open to wide interpretation, however. Winners of the many common nationality and is often claimed by both countries of origin and country of affiliation.

However, the figures give a general idea of ??the difference between the United States around the world, which is likely to continue this year, according to Pendlebury. It has changed a number of American teams as potential winners, including Robert Langer and Joseph Vacanti, both based in Boston, for his work in tissue engineering, Sajeev John (Toronto, Canada) and Eli Yablonovitch (Berkeley, California ) to work in photonics, and Allen Bard (Austin, Texas) for his work in electrochemical microscopy.
  • Pendlebury
  • attention has warned about the game in their predictions, however. "If we consider only the 0.1% most cited scientists in the world, including more than 1000 researchers," said Pendlebury. "You can reduce, but it is more difficult to distinguish their contributions. In the end, based on individual preferences of members of the Nobel committee. Nobel are dominated by U.S. scientists. However, U.S. investment. UU. In the physical sciences are not as strong as its investment in biological and medical sciences, so I think in the next decade, we will start seeing a lot more winners of the Nobel Prize of Asia. "
As for his own expectations of prices this week, Pendlebury admitted to a couple of favorites. One is Sir Alec Jeffreys, a biochemist at the University of Leicester in 1984, developed the techniques of taking fingerprints and DNA profiles that have transformed forensic science. "Nobel are usually given for theoretical work. However, prices are given for applied work, such as fiber optics, and I really liked to see Jeffreys rewarded by a discovery that has had an enormous impact on society."

Pendlebury also defends the cause of Jacques Miller, 80 French-Australian research has revealed the key role of the thymus in controlling the body's immune system, a discovery of immense medical importance. "It was an important discovery, but Miller made 50 years ago. He is always doing research and it would be great if you could get a Nobel.

"Of course, half a century may seem a long wait for the proper recognition of their work, but it would be a record. The American scientist Peyton Rous had to wait until 1966 for receive a Nobel for his work that led to the discovery of the viruses that cause tumors, despite being carried out in 1911. So I still hope Jacques later this week. "

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