Turkish scientist among Nobel Prize chemistry laureates

Turkish scientist among Nobel Prize chemistry laureates

A Turkish scientist was among three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their work on DNA repair.

Dr. Aziz Sancar, of the University of North Carolina in the U.S., was honored alongside Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich, according to the Nobel committee’s website.

Sancar, who is from the southeastern town of Savar, Mardin province, was awarded for his work in mapping the cells that repair ultraviolet damage to DNA.

The scientists shared the 8 million Swedish kronor ($960,000) prize.

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