In October, the streets of Stockholm are filled with festive atmosphere.

At this time, this city in the corner of the Baltic Sea will attract attention from all over the world because of the Nobel Prize list.

Although the awards are the academicians of the Swedish Royal Academy, the majority of the citizens of Stockholm are proud of this moment.

More interestingly, “they” are not always the same.

In the era when the people and the patriarchs swept Europe, many Swedes had publicly complained and even criticized that a Swedish rich or Scholar (Nobel) neither donated the inheritance to the country nor gave it to Scandinavia. Any award-winning priority of the Navia people is not a benefit, it is just a countless trouble.

Even Hans Fowler, the then dean of the Royal Swedish Academy, complained that Nobel should donate money directly to the Royal Swedish Academy, instead of letting them vote for the awards and rejecting the participation. A meeting to study the details of the review.

Fortunately, with the unremitting efforts of Nobel’s most trusted assistant, Lonna Sorman, the then King of Sweden finally announced the entry into force of the will and ended the controversy surrounding 3100 Wankran.

It turns out that at the height of history, most people are short-sighted. In the age when there was no Internet, few people had the opportunity to see World outside the Baltic Sea.

But now looking back, even if you are looking for the whole world, it is difficult to find a more cost-effective investment than the 3100 Wankelang.

No city has ever won such a privilege because of an award. There has never been a Swede, even the King of Sweden or the Prime Minister, who has left such a huge and inexhaustible legacy to his country or nation.

Of course, the trouble that comes with it is certainly there.

Especially for the Royal Swedish Academy, which has watched this will for more than a century.

As the distance is getting closer to October 4th, the atmosphere in this ivory tower is getting more and more tense than the increasingly lively Stockholm.

Logically speaking, the Nobel Prize list should be ready three days ago.

But this time, the members of the chemistry awards jury did not reach a consensus.

Although there have been several times in history, because the Nobel Committee’s opinion cannot be unified, and the delay in the publication of the announcement to mid-October has occurred from time to time, there is no reason to be in the selection of this Nobel Prize. .

At the urging of the Royal Swedish Academy, the jury of the Nobel Chemistry Prize was once again held.

The list of chemistry awards committees is no change from the previous two years. The only change is that Ms. Snowgerp Linser (snogerup·linse) retired from the chairman line, and 15 member Kras Gustav Sen (claes gustafasson) was promoted to the chairman.

As for the other three academicians, Peter Bryzinski (biology chemistry professor of Stockholm University) and Olof Ramstrom (Organic Chemistry Professor of the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), and Molecular biology and computational chemistry in the field of big cattle John Aquist (johan aqvist) Professor.

At the meeting, Ms. Linser, who was over half a year old, looked sharply at the several peers in the room and said with a strong tone.

“There is only us, and the Royal Academy wants us to make a decision as soon as possible, at least before the 4.”

In fact, they should make a decision as early as a month ago.

Chairman Klass Professor nodded.

“As Academician Linser said, we must make a decision. This will be the last meeting. I hope that if you have any opinions, don’t stay in your heart.”

The other three members looked at each other, nodded.

This will be the last time they discussed this issue.

It will also be the last review meeting this year…

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Objectively speaking, the Nobel Chemistry Prize jury’s award idea is really fascinating. 17’s cryo-electron microscopy is good, but the 16 molecular machine is a completely new concept. Although the results are good enough, it is still far from practical. do not know.

For example, the most unrecognizable lithium battery, when you predict the Nobel Prize every year, everyone will put the name of the lithium battery Gudnaf, which is the legendary “mister enough”, but dragged on it for a long time. The Royal Swedish Academy seems to have forgotten his name.

In addition to the theoretical model of the electrochemistry interface structure, Franz-Urrich Hartle Professor of the Max Planck Institute of Chemistry and Yale University Genetics Arthur Horic on intracellular protein folding Research on the role and its effects is also a worthy consideration.

Prior to this, the two big cows have already won the Lasker Award as the Nobel Prize. Almost 50% of the winners of this award eventually won the Nobel Prize in Medicine or the Chemistry Award.

In addition to this, there is also a recent development of very strong optogenetics, as well as motor protein and so on.

It turns out that in the field of biology, chemistry is really easier to make beautiful results.

At first glance, the big hole of biology is quite attractive.

Of course, the premise is that if you aim at the Nobel Prize…

After a preliminary exchange of views, the meeting began to discuss the final nomination.

There is no accident, and the focus of the controversy remains on the “theoretical model of the interface structure of electricity chemistry”.

The atmosphere of controversy is getting more and more intense…

Olof: “In this case, we should also consider the real chemistry results. If Nobel Mister knows that we have turned his favorite chemistry award into a ‘biology award’, I believe he must not be in heaven. I will be happy.”

Peter toned fiercely: “But he is only 24 years old! Even younger than Lawrence Prague! We can’t wait until he has passed 25’s birthday and consider his name?”

Oloff asked: “Can there be other better results in the field of theoretical chemistry besides him?”

Peter squinted a little, frowning for a moment, and said in a hesitant tone: “Molecular dynamics research? Princeton’s Robert Karl Professor works well in this field.”

Olof shook his head: “I admit that his work is really good, but far from being outstanding.”

Peter complained: “Then give the folding of proteins in the cell! Why do we have to consider theoretical chemistry?”

Ms. Linser nodded: “I agree with Peter.”

In the 15 year, it was her claim that the Nobel Prize was awarded to the DNA repair.

Now, her point of view is the same as at the time, and she believes that this award should be awarded to biology.

Olof retorted: “Since it is not limited to the direction of research, why do we have to be particular about the age of the winners? Nobel has not said in his will, he must give his inheritance to his fifties. Old fogey.”

John, who has never been open, suddenly interjected: “I think the academician Olof is justified, and the interface structure of electrochemistry is not only an achievement in the field of electrochemistry or theoretical chemistry, but also a pioneering study in the field of computational chemistry. Contribution.”

He is studying the direction of computing chemistry. No one knows better than the person who sits here.

However, the biggest difference in the Nobel Prize selection is here.

With the development of science, the boundary between subject and subject is becoming more and more blurred, but the distance between direction and direction is getting farther and farther. The research results in different directions, it is still difficult to understand the scholar outside the field, let alone horizontal comparison.

The conference table seems to be caught in a “fight.”

Looking at the Oliv and Peter, who had been arguing for it, the chairman of the committee, Krass, who had not spoken so much, indulged for a moment, clapping his hands and interrupting the quarrel at the conference table.

“Well, mister…and ladies. It doesn’t make sense to continue the debate. Let’s make the final decision in the most democratic, the most fair, and the most traditional way.”

Several people exchanged sights.

Although there was no reunification, there was no opinion on the statement of Academician Kras.

When opinions are not consistent, there is nothing better than voting to solve the problem.

Seeing that several other members did not object, the assistant next to Klass’s looked towards towards the eye.

Read the meaning in his eyes, the assistant came up and put a a4 paper on each person’s desk.

Picking up the pen and writing a word on the paper, Ms. Linser’s eyebrows picked and looked, and looked towards Klass: “You have already been ready?”

“I have a hunch that will eventually become like this,” said Krass Laughed, stacking his own piece of paper and gently placing it in the middle of the table. “In any case, our opinions rarely reach consensus. Isn’t it?”

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